Chap. IX. Of a Prfiikntial Fever. ' 41 . 



*' fufion every day, with lialf an Ounce of /"">;//>(? 'treacle, 

 " or Mhhridate dillnlved in each Pmt ; if you add cam- 

 " phorated Spirits of Wine, it will be yet more efficacious, 

 " which may be done in the Manner following. 



*' Take Spirit of Wine redified, or French Brandy, 

 *' half a Pint, diflolve in it two Drams of Camphire, let 

 *' two or three Spoonfuls of it be mixed with each Dofe .)f 

 " ilje Cordial Infufion, and it will be a great Means to 

 " overcome the Malignity of the Diilemper. 



The fick Horfe mull be kept in warm Cloathing, and his 

 Body ol'ien rubb'd ; but if the Diilcmper proceeds from In- 

 fedtion, the Sound ought to be removed from the Unfound, 

 and the Stable perfum'd, by burning Piteh, Frankincenfe, 

 Olibanum, green Juniper Wood, and the like. 



If the Dilfemper goes off like the Glanders, by a dif- 

 charge of irinking corrupt Matter from the Nofe, as is not 

 uncommon in fuch Cafes, Diafcoi'dlum dillblv'd in a De- 

 codtion, or Infulion of Red rofe Leaves, as in the preceed- 

 ing Chapter, may be given him for feveral days j the like 

 may be done in Cafes of any Impofthumation. 



I {hall put an End to this Chaoter, by m- a -^f j- ■ r- 



r ■ li ■ r I o ; o ;/ / ;; ^ Medtttie of 



krtinga Meoicine ot the bieur de boueyjell^ ^^^ ^lg^^^ ^^ 

 which h.e recommends in Pelrilential Fevers, Solleyfell. 

 and with wh-ch that Author performed a 

 confiderable Number of Cures in Ger?nany^ where there 

 happened to be a great Mortality among the Horks in th.it: 

 Country. The Medicine was this. 



" Take Treacle not above three Months old, and AIoss 

 *' Hepatka in Powder, of each an Ounce, Confection of 

 *' Hyacinth and Alkermes without Musk or Ambergreafe, 

 *' of each half an Ounce, diflolve them in a Decovilion of 

 *' Scalfioiis^ Cardiius 'Be>iediilui^ and Speedwell, of each 

 " a large Handful." The faid Author obfervcs, that the d;- 

 ftilled Waters of thofe Herbs were more ef!edtual than the 

 Decoction ; but that might be accidental : For he muft have 

 had a vaft many Inftances before he could be fure of their 

 difierent Efficacy. But we flia 11 proceed to his Method, 

 bccaufe it is better than what we have hitlierto met with m 

 any Author, or known prac^ifed by any of our Farriers. 



The next and thcfollovv'ing day after this A4edicine was 

 exhibited, he injected Clyfters ; and if the Violence of the 

 Diiiemper was not abated, the Remedy was again repeated 

 only withhalf the quantity of the Treacle, Aloes, and C(!P.- 

 ivrctio.ns j but ih? quanllt}- of the Decoction was the f-^^ ^. 



This 



