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and a little canella, was therefore given, and 

 a more nutritious diet allowed; viz. gruel, 

 arrow-root powder boiled in the usual way 

 with water, and a handful of oats now and 

 then. The tonic medicine so improved his 

 appetite, that he readily took a moderate 

 quantity of this food ; yet the weakness con- 

 tinued, the swelling increased, and the pulse 

 remained in a low feeble state, but rather 

 slower. The swelling was scarified, and a 

 large quantity of water evacuated, by which 

 it was greatly diminished ; the dose of tonic 

 medicine was increased, and joined with diu- 

 retics occasionally. His appetite improving, 

 he was allowed to take an unlimited quantity 

 of the most nutritious food, which was varied 

 so as to keep up his appetite; and by perse- 

 vering in this plan about a fortnight he appeared 

 to be quite recovered. About a fortnight 

 after tiiis the disease returned with greater 

 violence, the swelling extended all over the 

 imder part of the chest and belly, the pulse 

 became very weak but not much quicker than 

 ])efore, and the animal was extremely feeble. 

 By persevering in the use of the tonic me- 

 dicines, and assistin<]^ them bv the most nu- 

 tritious diet, such as strong gruel, new milkj 



