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But when the ulcers have become extenfive, and 

 the conftitution is affeded, nothing but internal 

 means can fave the horfe ; and thefe even fail in 

 many cafes. The fores in this ftage fliould be 

 wallied with a folulion of lunar cauftic, a dram of 

 it to four ounces of water ; but if the expenfe of 

 this is objeded to, one ounce of fpirit of fea-falt 

 may be diluted with the fame quantity of water ; or 

 oil of vitriol, or aquafortis, with water in the fame 

 proportion. Bcfides which, the 



Farcy Balls [page ^2] thould be given, as di- 

 redled, with unremitting care ; but I would likewife 

 remark, that as many cafes offer themfelves, when 

 one medicine fails in this difeafe, therefore if, on a 

 fair trial of thefe balls, benefit does not appear to 

 be derived, any of the following may be tried, as 

 all have in turn fucceeded under my infpedion^ 

 but the compofition of the Farcy Balls the beft. 

 Corrofive fublimate given to the amount of ten grains, 

 morning and evening, and increafed gradually to 

 twenty grains, has fometimes done good. 



Verdigris has fucceeded, given in dofes of a fcru- 

 ple three times a day, increafed by degrees to a dram. 

 Turpith mineral, in the fame proportion, has like- 

 wife now and then done good. Arfenic, in the pro- 

 portion of the corrofive fublimate, may be alfo tried. 



Green food has a particularly good effed on this 

 complaint : putting a horfe into tares or clover has 



