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the blood, which is now become too 

 thick to circulate freely through the 

 ftnall vefiels of the lungs (and is the ori- 

 ginal caufe both of the cough. Huffing 

 up, and laborious breathing) is rendered 

 fufliciently fluid for that purpofe, by 

 the ufe of this medicine -, as all the fe- 

 cretions are promoted by it at the fame 

 time. 



Nirre, The quantity of nitre given at a time 



how to be fliould be from two to three ounces a 

 given. ^^y .^ ]g|. jj. jjp finely powdered, and then 



mix with it, by little at a time, as much 

 honey as will form it into a ball ; give it 

 every morning fading for a month •, or 

 it may be given at firfl for a fortnight only, 

 intermitting a fortnight, and then repeat 

 it. If it be obferved that the horfe fhews 

 an uneafmefs at the flomach after taking 

 it, a horn or two of any liquor fhould be 

 given after it, or it may be diffolved at firfl: 

 in his water, or mixed with his corn ; 

 though the ball, where it agrees, is the 

 eafiefl: method of giving, 



Befides the mercurial m.edicines recom- 

 mended in the farcy, which we have al- 

 ready animadverted on •, in very obftinate 

 cafes, the following method of giving tur- 

 bith has been found extremely fuccefsful, 



after 



