194 Of the FARCIN orY A R C Y. 



terminating on the fkin, as often happens 

 in epidemical colds \ the other is dropfi- 

 cal, where the water is not confined to 

 the belly and limbs, but fliews itfelf in 

 fe.veral parts of the body, by foft fwell* 

 ings, yielding to thepreffure of the finger. 

 This lail kind ufually proceeds from foul 

 feeding, or from the latter grafs and fog, 

 that often comes up in great plenty with 

 continual cold rains, and breeds a flug- 

 gifii vifcid blood. In the former cafe, I 

 have feen the limbs and whole body enor- 

 moufly fvvelled, and very hard, the belly 

 and flieath greatly diftended; which were 

 as furprizingly reduced in four and twenty 

 Scirifying hours, by Plight fcarifications, within fide 

 the ikin, the leg and thigh, with a fharp pen- 

 fornetimes j^^ife^ and three or four ftrokes on the 

 ml'^'^" fldn of the belly on each fide the fi-.eath; 

 from thefe fcarifications there was a con- 

 fiant and furprizing large dripping of 

 water, which foon relieved the horfe ; 

 when a few purges compleated his reco- 

 very. 



The ge- In the other fpecies of dropfy, the cura- 

 neial cure ^j^,^ intentions are to difcharge the water, 

 cll difor- recover the crafis or ftrength of the blood, 

 dcri. ' and brace up the relaxed fibres through- 

 out the whole body. To this end, purge 

 once a week or ten days > and give inter- 

 mediately 



