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efficacious in the distemper in horses, and 

 also in horned cattle. 



Of Bullocks k 



Cow "being' Speaking of horned cattle, which, in clo- . 



hove or sprung . , , , tit 



from eating yer or Hch pasturc, are what, 1 believe, 

 farmers term it, hove or sprung ; that is to 

 say, the beast, from overcharging its sto- 

 mach, is much swelled, and will die, if not 

 relieved ; the excrement must be con- 

 stantly raked from the straight gut, and 

 ONE OUNCE OF SALTPETRE given every two 

 hours, till the beast has taken three ounces : 

 after this you may give him some purging 

 salts : indeed, if the salts be given in about 

 two hours after he be first afflicted, it will 

 be more efficacious. Osmer also assures 

 us, that the nitre and antimony, deflagrated, 

 is a very potent remedy in the farcy, in cuta- 

 neous diseases, local swellings, in all in- 

 flammatory disorders, and in fevers of every 

 kind. I think this medicine is worthy of 

 being tried, for Osm^r w^as not a common 

 farrier, but a regular bred surgeon, . 



For a horse's back, which is crushed 

 with the saddle, common camphorated spi- 

 rits of w^ne will be found sufficient ; but, 

 should his back be much ^welled, particu-. 



