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cafing the neck of the bladder, the fup* 

 prefTion of urine is taken off, and the horfe 

 flaks and gets eafe. 



Farriers generally flrike a fleam into 

 the bars of a horfe's mouth, which feems 

 to be of little or no ufe -, for where a quan- 

 tity of blood is intended to be taken away, 

 the veffels of this part are neither large or 

 numerous enough to furnifli it -, fo that it 

 is more eligible to take it from the neck 

 vein, and is always proper in full, fan- 

 guine, plethoric, young horfes. 



The following ball and glyfler feldom 

 fail of giving relief in thefe cafes. 



TAKE Strafburg or Venice turpen- A ball for 

 tine, and juniper- berries, pounded ^^^ ^!'^^"- 



^ of each half an ounce; fal prunella, ^"/^v-^j, 

 or faltpetre, an ounce; oil of ju-cholic. 

 niper one dram-, fait of tartar two 

 drams : make into a ball with any 

 fyrup. It may be giv^en whole, and 

 wafhed down with a decodion of 

 juniper-berries, or a horn or two of 

 ale. 



If the horfe does not break wind, or Remark, 

 flale plentifully, he will find no relief ; 

 therefore in an hour or two give him ano- 



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