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flate of body, the injury to her conftlrution 

 might have been confiderable : an example of 

 which I have before adduced. I mufli claim 

 here a few grains of allowance for having 

 faid, that a balling iron ought never to be 

 ufed : Few grooms, I believe, would chufe to 

 prefent the lady, of whom I am now fpeaking, 

 with a ball, without fuch affiftance ; we were 

 farther obliged to put two halters upon her 

 head, tying them in oppohte direftions, at a 

 proper height, a perfon (landing behind her 

 with a whip. 



ON THE MOUTH. 



And firft of the Lamp as, from the Latin 

 Lampafcus ; this is an inflammation and tu- 

 mour of the firft bar of a young horfe's mouth, 

 adjoining the upper fore-teeth, which prevents 

 his chewing. La FoflTe and Bracken were in 

 an error to deny the exiftence of this inconve- 

 nience. I have never known any danger from 

 burnmg in the cafe, but out of refpe61: to the 

 opinion of Gibfon, who afferts that the opera- 

 tion and ufual repellents are apt to prevent a 

 difcharge, and prejudice the eyes, I advife the 

 meafure to be deferred a week, giving during 

 the interval fcalded mafhes and warm gruel, 

 and bleeding if indicated ; fhould the inflam- 

 mation ftill continue^ cauterize the tumid parts 



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