1810.) 
Iife—-a doctrine extremely favourable to 
apathy ana indolence, In the view of 
a rationai humanity, the quantum of 
suffering is here the object: what com- 
parison between an unexpected crick of 
the neck, and a consequent speedy and 
happy passage to Fidler’s Green, with even 
the first five minutes fright, to a poor ex- 
posed aninal? 
cannot stop to consider by how many 
legs the object is supported, or whether 
it looks up towards heaven, or downward 
towards the earth; my Roane takes the 
alarm, and £ ain not ashamed to acknow- 
ledee the pain it feels, on the impossie 
bility of giving relief ; yet [I dare not di- 
late on the extent of that pain im such 
cases, Nevertheless, I have committed 
too many murders, to be at all apprehen- 
sive of che charge of sentimentality, even 
from Windham himself, were he now 
living and looking, 
The roup had been somewhat preva- 
lent, and avery fine cock had lately pe- 
rished 1a a corner hard by, with honger 
and cold. Oh! take the nasty thing 
away, turn itout!—a language often held 
When I see distress and. 
misery, which imply sense and feeling, I 
by women overladen with sensibility, 
and even by men mature in science, but 
not in the science of feeling, whicle may 
require an apprenticeship. 1 became 
now a proprietor per force, and my first 
idea was to allow my new property an 
hour’s enjoyment in a warm and com- 
fortable place, and then to dispatch him 
on his last errand to that happy coun- 
try, where he would be- tolerably certain 
never to be troubled again with the roup. 
But seeing cause to act otherwis e@, I took 
him for my patient. We was wel! cleaned 
by the fire-side, and bis mouth and nos- 
trils washed with warm soap and water, 
which made bim expectorate and sneeze 
off a considerable quantity of most. of- 
fensive matter. [His eyes were washed 
with warm milk and water, and the head 
gently rubbed dry with a cloth, Refa- 
Bing to eat, indeed beinglunable to see 
his meat or drink, repose was judged the 
‘first requisite, and the vatient was al- 
lowed a warm bedof hay, in a rabbit 
hut. . After some hours, ‘his head was 
again cleaned, but still he shewed no 
desire to eat, any farther than attempt- 
ing to peck at some barley, of which he 
heard the rattle before him. Consi- 
derable fever, which seemed to intermit, 
but a sense of cold always predominant : 
i a chose the stimulant plan, watch- 
he fever. Food and medicine were 
Mistered together in pellets, or ra- 
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405 
ther long-crams of barley-meal and flour, 
in which was mixed a portion of flour- 
mustard and grated ginger. The patient 
was crainmed with this several times a 
day, and képt warm; the necessary ab- 
lutions being also performed, As much 
cold or milk-warm water, sometimes 
sweetened with treacle, was given as he 
would readily take, to counteract, in due 
Rs 
- not guite well, 
dreds both ef eggs and chickens. 
degree, the very heating quality of the 
medicine. He was frequently indulged 
with a solace by the fire-side, which vale 
ways seemed to have an invigorating 
effect. He breathed with difficulty, 
rattled in the throat, 
gaped, In three days, the obstruction 
in his head being considerably abated, 
his sight was plainly returning; in a 
week, it was nearly perfect, he could 
feed himself, and the little medicine now 
given bim, was mustard infused in his 
water, afterwards sulphur. Lastly, a 
pinch of calomel in a cram of dough, 
He was inured to the cold by degrees, 
and in about a month was as saucy ed 
strutting. as recovered health and high 
spirits could make him; and has since 
repaid his doctor’s bill with some hun- 
Tis 
spurs being too long, and interfering 
with his gait, I cut them down for him 
with my pen-knie every, three months, 
the use of which he seems to compre- | 
nd, although he has often rewarded 
hei 
me with asore peck for my trouble. 
Elaving moulted late, he caught cold 
on the first frost, and suffered a relapse. 
Cough, gaping, rufied plumes, shakings 
Diseases are cured by their opposites, 
and the fire-side occasionally, with warm 
lodging, proved a speedy remedy. A 
white hen was now purchased in a lots 
she appeared pallid about the gills, and 
Perhaps she had taker 
cold, being tossed about from place to 
place, in. the higler’s basket, and had 
and frequently - 
received an addition to it in my poultrys - 
house, which is exposed to currents o 
cold air. She became /Mgyptianized, and 
queerish wnihe ogles, (Smithfield slang) s 
anglice, or rather tnedically, she had 
caught a legitimate ophthalmia in ove. 
eye, which soon extended to both. Vio-~ 
lent inflammation, tumid circles of livid 
swollen fiesh around the eyes, and other 
symptoms as before. , Bathed around th 
eyes with brandy, or caisphorated spirit 5 
occasionally with mald solution of com- 
mon salt and water. The swellings soon 
reduced, but the flesh remained pale. 
Biack pepper was added once to_ the 
medicines before-mcrtioned, and appa- 
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