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cine in a crucible over a hot fire, or upon a 

 red-hot fire fhovel, until you reduce them to a 

 fuzy white calx, which pulverize with equal 

 weight of red precipitate, and keep in a dry 

 bottle well corked for ufe. This the dodor 

 recommends, and I, his difciple after him, to 

 the farrier, in preference to the more violent 

 efcharotics, which fometimes corrode the ten- 

 dons themfelves, as well as the fuperfluous 

 fubftance intended to be deflroyed. Being re- 

 folved not to make the experiment by halves, 

 and having a right to a leap of Croney, I fent 

 the mare to flraw-yard, and had her covered in 

 the fpring. She proved barren, and came up 

 after a run of a year and a half, perfeftly 

 found, her legs as fine as when foaled, and the 

 marks of the operation fcarcely vifible. I rode 

 her a few weeks, and I perceived fhe frequent- 

 ly dropped in her joints. She at length fell 

 fidewife with me, in cantering down hill, and 

 doubling my left knee, under her, nearly diflo- 

 cated it ; the laxity and weaknefs of the part 

 remain as an everlafling remembrance of her. 

 But I am by no means convinced, that her 

 dropping related at all to the operation which 

 had been performed, and which I think de- 

 ferves farther trial. Surgeon Woodthorp, then 

 of the dragoons, an amateur and excellent 

 practical judge of horfes, and, amongd our 

 medical gentlemen, one of the bed; qualified 



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