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to each other in feveral of the Cafes. Further, I fay, of the 

 ill Effefts of bad dead Drugs, as are at fometimes fubftituted 

 inflead of good ; the above ill Method has caufed the Death 

 of feveral Horses; therefore, I will advife all men that make 

 ufe of Drugs, to procure them from the befl Markets, and not 

 to truft; to bad of any kind. Good and well prepared Drugs 

 are noble Articles, and very bad are entirely dangerous ; and 

 in my Opinion, the fittell Place to receive them is the Mixen 

 or Dunghill. 



Let this be a Precaution to all Men that adminifter Medicines 

 to Horses, to be duly cautious in giving Medicines of any. 

 kind, before they point out the true Diforder, and not to crain 

 the poor Creatures with this, that, and the other kind of Me- 

 dicines, but give proper Time for every fort of Medicine or 

 Dofe to acl or operate; before you adminifter or repeat the 

 fecond or third Dofe, &c. By fo doing, you will give Nature 

 fair play, and enable the Animal to withfland the Shocks of 

 fuch robufl Medicines, as are very proper to be given in fome 

 Cafes; but on the other hand, proper Time enables the Medi- 

 cine to take its due Cour fe, and a6l according to your Expec- 

 tations. 



Further, I fay, in regard to outward Applications and Ope- 

 rations. FirR of the Errors of probing, cutting and provoking 

 of a Wound when dreffed. The above PraElice commonly 



brings on a Mortification. 



If 



