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difRculty, difcharging a fcalding ferunij which 

 ahiioft brought oif the hair ; the coats of the 

 other were thickened, and looked very dull. 



Bye-and-bye, the ball of the one was inflamed 

 in the higheft pbffible degree, and the other, 

 although not fo much inflamed, feemed to ad- 

 mit little or no light. There appeared a white 

 ■fpeck upon the pupil, and feveral ignorant fel- 

 lows who faw the mare were exceedingly de- 

 firous of having I know not what efcharotic 

 powders blown into the eye, with a view of 

 fcouring off what they fuppofed to be films 

 upon the external coat, not being aware that 

 the difeafe was purely internal ; and it is fliock- 

 ingto refleft upon the ufelefs tortures the poor 

 animal would have endured in fuch hands. 

 Repellents either increafed the inflammation or 

 had no effect at all. Nitre was given. A dofe 

 of phyGc checked tlie inflammation, but total 

 blindnefs fiiortly followed. By the advice of 

 my furgeon, I applied to Snape, the King's far- 

 rier, who pronounced the mare incurable ; I 

 then km her to Layton, a very eminent farrier 

 at Walham Green, with my particular requefl: 

 that he would undertake the cafe; which he 

 declined as hopelefs* Thus left to my own 

 efforts, and my affetlions deeply intereffed, I 

 was determined no eiiertions of either thought 

 or caxe fliould be wanted ; and luckily I was 

 feconded by a fkilful groom, a fon of old 



Mendham, 



