Of the Difeafes of the EYES. 109 



thick and troubled, at which time the 

 horfe fees nothing diftindliy - when the 

 eyes appear funk and perifhingj the cata- 

 ra6ls are longer coming to maturity \ and 

 it is not unufual in this cafe for one eye 

 to efcape, 



Thefe cafes generally end in blindnefs Thegene- 

 of one, if not of both eyes: the mofl: pro- ral event, 

 mifing figns of recovery are when the at- 

 tacks come more feldom, and their conci- 

 nuance grows fhorter, and that they leave 

 the cornea clear and tranfparent, and the 

 globe plump and full. 



The atttempts to cure catarafls have The cure 

 hitherto been only palliative, and mici- of^cata- 

 gating the fymiptoms; yet early care has ^''^^'^' 

 fometimes been fuccefsful. To this end 

 the horfe fliould be rowelled and bled at 

 proper intervals; except where the eyes 

 appear funk and perilhing, where it is 

 often pernicious. During the violence 

 of the fymptoms, obfcrve the cooling 

 treatment above recommended, giving 

 him two ounces of nitre every d«^y mixed 

 into a ball with honey, and bathe the 

 parts above the eye with verjuice, or 

 vinegar, wherein rof^-leaves are infufed ; 

 to four ounces of which, half a dram of. 

 fugar of lead may be added. 1 he fvvell- 



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