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lard, and by degrees, mix both together, a little of each at a time, 

 till the whole be incorporated. He told me, that he always 

 carried two pots of ointment with him, one stronger than the 

 other, in case of a dog being very bad with the mange. The 

 strongest ointment was made with only three ounces of hog's 

 lard, but with the same quantity of the quicksilver and turpen- 

 tine." 



FOR THE BITE OF THE ADDER, &c. 



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The adder is not uncommon in some parts of England, and 

 is occasionally met with, in the heat of summer, among sedges 

 and in marshy places. It differs from the snake in not being so 

 long, the latter being found from three-quarters to a yard long; 

 the former seldom, or never, reaching three-quarters of a yard : 

 there is an appearance of malignity in the countenance of the 

 adder, which does not obtain in that of the snake, the head of 

 which is not so blunt as that of the adder ; while the tail of the 

 latter tapers more abruptly, and is generally found of a more 

 dusky colour. There is, however, another very essential diffe- 

 rence : the snake is destitute of teeth ; while the adder is not 

 only prepared in this respect, but has one particular tooth, in 

 the side of the jaw, which has a communication with a sort of 

 alembic, situated in the reptile's head, and which contains the 

 venom : in this tooth, there is a slit ; and when the creature be- 

 comes irritated and bites, the pressure thus occasioned upon the 



