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He fays, in the 4th chap.which treats of fevers, 

 that he cannot recover from his amazement, 

 that farriers are fo ignorant in the knowledge of 

 thepulfe-, the following are his words : " A due 

 *' attention to the pulfe is fo important an ar- 

 " tide, in order to form a proper judgment in 

 " fevers, that it would appear amazing it has 

 " fo much been neglected, if one did not re- 

 " collect that the generality of farriers are fo 

 " egregioufly ignorant that they have no man- 

 '-' ner of conception of the blood's circulation, 

 '" nor in general have they ability enough to di- 

 " tinguifh the difference between an artery and 

 " a vein. With fuch pretty guardians do we 

 " intruft the health of the moll valuable of ani- 

 " mais !" 



I forbear mentioning certain difcoveries, 

 cures and operations, of which Mr. Bartlet gives 

 the account in his book -, which appeared, to me, 

 fo much the more juft, as they are founded up- 

 on an exact knowledge of the anatomy of a 

 horfe, till I mall be able to mention with cer- 

 tainty his method of docking a horfe, and of 

 the defcription of the machine he has invented 

 for performing that operation. 



As I have laid down to myfelf a plan of ne- 

 ver giving any thing to the public but what is 

 certain and confirmed by infallible experiments, 

 I will firft prove it to myfelf before I communi- 

 cate it. 



FINIS. 



