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HO: 9 E: Crass I. 
Among the diftempers he is naturally fubjeé to, ’ 
are the worms, the bots, and the ftone: the fpecies 
of worms that infeé&t him are the Jumbérici, and 
afcarides 7 both thefe refemble thofe found in hu- 
man bodies, only larger: the bots are the eruce, 
or caterpillars of the oefrus, or gadfly: thefe are | 
found both in the reé7um, and in the ftomach, 
and when in the latter bring on cone that | 
often terminate in death. 
The ftone is a difeafe the horfe is not frequently 
fubje&t to; yet we have feen two examples of it; 
the one in a horfe near Highwycombe, that voided 
fixteen calculi, each of an inch and ahalf diameter; 
the other was of a ftone taken out of the bladder 
of a horfe, and depofited in the cabinet of the late 
Dr. Mead; weighing eleven ounces*. Thefe ftones 
are formed of feveral crufts, each very fmooth and 
glofiy ; their form triangular; but their edges 
rounded, as if by collifion againft each other. 
The all-wife Creator hath finely limited the fe- 
veral fervices of domeftic animals towards the hu- 
-man race; and ordered that the parts of fuch, 
which in their lives have been the moft ufeful, 
fhould after death contribute the left to our benefit. 
The chief ufe that the exuvzz of the horfe can be 
applied to, is for collars, traces, and other parts of 
the harnefs; and thus, even after death, he pre- 
ferves fome analogy with his former employ. The 
* Museum Meadianum, p. 26%. 
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