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and set him to work on a horse of my own, and told him if he 
could cure him I would remunerate him very handsomely. 
Blacky paid unremitting attention to his patient for three 
weeks, when I observed to him, that he got progressively worse 
under his treatment. He said that he forgot to give him a 
dose of physic; but he would do it: and sure enough, this 
demi-semi-descendant of Mahomet did give him one, and a 
rattler too, as stable-men say. The horse next morning was la¬ 
bouring under villous inflammation of the bowels; but I saved 
him by having recourse to prompt and active treatment. I 
asked him what dose he exhibited : he very modestly replied, 
Only two ounces of country aloes. Woe be to my horse had 
they been Barbadoes. I was rather annoyed at this black 
diamond, and told him to go to Mecca to perform his ablutions 
before he attempted to cure burusatee. His never-but-once- 
failing remedy proved to be salt and alum. 
The terminations of burusatee are, resolution, tuberculous 
lungs, &c. 
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Ointments. 
Alum Ointment . 
Common turpentine, lard, each.. one pound 
Alum in powder.. ..... one pound and a half 
Melt the lard and turpentine, then add the powdered alum; stir 
till cold. 
N. B. In summer use tallow for the lard, or one-fourth oil with 
tallow' in the winter. 
For what purpose this ointment can with propriety be used 
l am unable to divine. As an astringent grease ointment, it must 
be worse than useless; for, not to say that an astringent should 
rarely be applied in the form of ointment , the suppurative quality 
of the turpentine, and the desiccative one of the alum, would 
make a strange and unsurgical jumble. As a torturing caustic it 
may have effect, or perhaps it may be admissible in thrush, but 
I wish the turpentine away. 
Blistering or Cantharides Ointment (strong). 
I urpentine ointment.................... two pounds 
Cantharides, in powder ..........._... eight ounces 
Euphorbium, in pow'der.two ounces 
Sotten the turpentine ointment by heating it, then stir in the dies 
and euphorbium powder. 
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