ON DISEASES OF THE EYES. 50! 



Aleiidham, well known as an humble ftable-at- 

 tendant at Newmarket. It muft be premifed, 

 that the mare had had a flight ^t of the daggers 

 about a year before, which had been.ncgle6led, 

 but her eyes were of mod perfeft conformation, 

 and in their natural (hite as clear and diapha- 

 nous as a poliQied mirror. After turning over 

 all my veterinary Oracles, I formed my plan, 

 and having previoufly obtained the approbation 

 of a regular medical friend, I began my opera- 

 tions. I judged that the humours were con- 

 denfed, and that topical applications were in- 

 dicated, to render them fluid and fit for ab- 

 forption, and circulation ; and that a number of 

 drains or iifues were immediately neceffary, for 

 the purpofes of evacuation and revulfion. X 

 fuppofed, right or wrong, that peculiar benefit 

 would be derived from the proximity of the 

 iffues to t]^ parts afre6led, on which particular, 

 I fliould at this day be thankful for information. 

 A foft-leather-half-hood, with holes for the ears 

 and eyes, was made, intended to cover and fe- 

 cure poultices. Five rowels were cut; one in 

 each cheek under the ear, under the throat, in 

 the cheit and the belly. I'he eyes were poul- 

 ticed with hot bran and lard, aqua-vegeto oc- 

 cafionally added, a number of times during the 

 day, and very early in the morning; poultices 

 continually remaining upon the head : this 

 courfe was feduloufly obfervcd daring a month 



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