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are not observed to cause such discbargp, 

 the}^ musl; be ineffectual ; but in coughiu"-, 

 air is expired by the mouth, a!id it is not 

 improbable thnt mucus may be discharged 

 by the Innp^s at the same time, though this 

 porn is difficult to be ascertained with pre- 

 cision. I am convinced, however, that some 

 of the medicmes termed expectorants, fre- 

 quently prove serviceable in tiie horse, by 

 relieving or curini>; <;ough, and difficulty in 

 breathing, or what is termed thickness of 

 wind ; among tiicse are squill, and gum am- 

 moniacnm ; both whicfi I have often found 

 very beneficial in those complaints, al- 

 though, as we have seen, I cannot say in 

 what manner they operated. 



EXTRACT SATURN. (See Goulard.) 

 EYE WATERS. (See Phann.J 

 FEBRIFUGE. A term given to medi- 

 cines, that modesatc or lessen the violence 

 of fever. 



FENNEL. Th^ seeds of sweet fennel are, 

 in some d.r5;ree stomachic and carminative, 

 in doses fiuin one tx) tv.o ounces. The es- 

 sential oil they afford possesses the same 

 <juality in a stronger cfegrce. 



