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MATKRIA MhDlCA. 



SULPHUR. (See Flmoers of Sulphur,) 



TANSY. This plant grows abundantly 

 about the borders of fields ; it has a strong 

 bitter taste, and rather a pleasant odour. It 

 may be employed in the form of a decoc- 

 tion as a vehicle for tonic or stomachic me- 

 dicines. It has been said to possess an an- 

 thelmintic quality, but I believe there is no 

 foundation for this opinion. 



TAR. This is a good remedy for thrashes, 

 and other diseases of the //'(>^. It appears 

 to promote the growth of horn, by gently 

 stimulating the secretory vessels of that part. 



Tlie rotten parts of the frog having been 

 carefully removed with a knife, and the rest 

 well cleaned, the tar is to be melted and 

 poured into the cleft or cavity : a pledget of 

 tow is then to be laid on the part, and con- 

 fined by some proper contrivance. In bad 

 cases, a small proportion of vitriolic acid 

 should be carefully mixed with the iar ; and 

 when a thrush has degenerated into the dis- 

 ease termed canker, a larger yn'oportion of 

 the acid should be employed. (Sec Lim- 

 yiients, Phurm. ) 



y^i^r, mixed with oil of turpentine, and 

 cantharidcs, forms a strong blister. Farriers 



