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the following ponderous alteratives, given 

 intermediately. 



TAKE native cinnabar, or cinnabar AUerativ* 

 of antimony, one pound, powder powders, 

 very fine, and add the fame quan- 

 tity of gum guaiacum and nitre -, 

 give the horfe an ounce of this 

 powder twice a day, wetting his 

 feeds. , 



The fpring grafs is often extremely The fait 

 ferviceable, but the falt-marfhes are to n^^^^^s 

 be preferred, and given to be more de- ^^^^^j,^ 

 pended on than medicines •, for great al- 

 terations are thereby made in the blood 

 and juices, and no fmall benefit arifes 

 from open air, and proper excrcife. 



But it may be worth obferving, that 9brcrva- 

 a horfe frequently relapfes, after ap- ^'^°' 

 pearances of amendment •, when a yel- 

 lowilh gleet, or curdled matter runs from 

 his nofe, and he grows emaciated, is 

 much addidted to fweat, heaves much 

 with a reduplicated motion, and has a 

 fhort rattling cough; under thefe cir- 

 cumftances there can be httle hopes of 

 his recovery, or any future fervices from 

 him; confequently, to fave farther ex- 

 pences, the bed way would be to difpatch 



him as an incurable. 



An 



