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MAL-PRACTICE OF A FARRIER. 
whether it would not be more advisable to have him shod up a 
once, with a pair of leathern soles and a layer of petroleun. 
stopping between them and the horn, I should very much lik( 
to be informed of the most effectual plan of treatment for thest 
vexatious cases. 
MAL-PRACTICE OF A FARRIER, 
By Mr, Edward Hickman, V.S, 
MR. John Neal or, of Hogstow, near Minsterley, Salop, had 
a valuable team of grey horses, in very excellent condition, one 
of which was taken ill of catarrhal inflammation on Tuesday the 
9th day of May last. Mr. Nealor happening to be from home, 
his servant sent for a self-dubbed veterinary surgeon, who had 
lately taken up his abode in that neighbourhood. He accordingly 
came, and bled the horse to the quantity of three quarts, and 
ordered him to have a quart of mistletoe tea, and two eggs beat 
up in it, every four hours; to remain in his own stable with the 
other horses; and to have plenty of warm clothing. This treat¬ 
ment was continued until Wednesday evening, when Mr. Nealor 
observing the horse rather worse, ordered his servant to take 
three quarts more blood from him, and to give him four drachms 
of aloes, made, into a ball with a little ginger and soap. The 
following morning (Thursday) Mr.-saw the horse ; and, 
upon learning what had been given, became very angiy, and de¬ 
clared the animal was killed in consequence of having the aloes; 
and persisted in the mistletoe tea and eggs, which was done the 
vvhole of Thursday, according to his directions, and up to 
eight o’clock on Friday morning. 
The horse still getting worse, Mr. Nealor became alarmed, 
and told his farrier he was not satisfied, and should send to 
Shrewsbury for a veterinary surgeon. Mr. -not liking the 
idea of being superseded by a veterinary surgeon, rode off for his 
father-in-law, a farrier of some practice in a neighbouring village, 
and from whom this young man had received all his professional 
knowledge, who immediately accompanied him to Hogstow, and 
found the horse labouring under violent inflammation of the 
lungs: he ordered him to be bled, and a blister to be applied to 
his throat and chest; the mistletoe tea and eggs to be continued, 
and to be kept particularly warm. Upon Mr. Nealor enquiring 
how this mistletoe tea acted, Mr.-— said it would allay the 
fever better than any medicine he ever tried. This treatment was i 
