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which_o case_n it_o be_v certain_o incurable_a and_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v that_o a_o inveterate_a farcin_n may_v infect_v and_o waste_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o how_o a_o remedy_n apply_v to_o the_o forehead_n put_v into_o the_o ear_n hang_v at_o the_o tail_n or_o mane_n or_o ointment_n spread_v on_o the_o knot_n can_v heal_v a_o ulcer_n in_o the_o lung_n i_o confess_v be_v very_o much_o above_o my_o capacity_n to_o comprehend_v only_o thus_o much_o i_o know_v and_o dare_v confident_o maintain_v that_o so_o long_o as_o those_o ulcer_n remain_v the_o farcin_n that_o be_v cause_v and_o foment_v by_o they_o must_v necessary_o subsist_v from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v i_o may_v reasonable_o conclude_v that_o those_o infallible_a gentleman_n be_v very_o little_o acquaint_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n they_o pretend_v to_o cure_v and_o perhaps_o never_o make_v a_o experiment_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o their_o remedy_n the_o farcin_n seem_v to_o have_v a_o very_a near_o resemblance_n to_o the_o french_a pox_n leprosy_n and_o king_n evil._n chap._n cxlvi_o of_o a_o inveterate_a farcin_n you_o will_v sometime_o meet_v with_o farcins_n of_o so_o long_a a_o stand_n and_o so_o deep_o root_v that_o the_o cure_n be_v extreme_o difficult_a and_o even_o sometime_o impracticable_a if_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o liver_n or_o lung_n be_v waste_v and_o corrupt_v but_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o divine_v whether_o those_o part_n be_v infect_v it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a unreasonable_a inference_n from_o what_o i_o have_v say_v on_o this_o subject_a to_o pretend_v that_o when_o a_o horse_n be_v trouble_v with_o a_o inveterate_a farcin_n he_o must_v be_v suffer_v to_o perish_v without_o assistance_n and_o beside_o these_o part_n be_v oftentimes_o only_o heat_v dry_a or_o so_o slight_o ulcerate_v that_o they_o may_v be_v easy_o heal_v and_o restore_v to_o their_o wont_a temperament_n by_o the_o use_n of_o convenient_a remedy_n 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horse_n mouth_n and_o make_v he_o champ_v upon_o it_o twenty_o four_o hour_n together_o without_o suffer_v he_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v all_o the_o while_n this_o will_v draw_v forth_o a_o prodigious_a quantity_n of_o filthy_a humour_n and_o if_o the_o lung_n be_v not_o consume_v or_o the_o liver_n ulcerate_v perhaps_o the_o horse_n will_v recover_v you_o must_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o seem_a violence_n of_o the_o remedy_n for_o a_o horse_n may_v fast_v twenty_o four_o hour_n without_o any_o danger_n neither_o do_v i_o blame_v the_o custom_n of_o those_o who_o put_v a_o second_o stick_v with_o fresh_a assa-foetida_a into_o the_o horse_n mouth_n after_o twelve_o hour_n the_o decoction_n of_o guaiacum_n sassafras_n sarsaparilla_n and_o china_n root_n be_v very_o proper_a on_o this_o occasion_n and_o may_v be_v give_v every_o morning_n for_o seven_o or_o eight_o day_n before_o purgation_n for_o example_n if_o the_o horse_n body_n be_v full_a of_o raw_a tough_a and_o viscous_a 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out_o the_o liquor_n and_o give_v your_o horse_n a_o three_o part_n of_o it_o every_o morning_n keep_v he_o bridle_v two_o hour_n before_o and_o as_o long_o after_o this_o decoction_n must_v be_v drink_v lukewarm_a and_o prepare_v every_o three_o day_n because_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o turn_v sour_a after_o eight_o dose_n it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o exhibit_v a_o purge_v remedy_n the_o decoction_n of_o sarsaparilla_n this_o decoction_n be_v prepare_v like_o that_o of_o china_n only_o the_o quantity_n must_v be_v large_a because_o it_o be_v adapt_v for_o the_o preparation_n of_o thick_a humour_n for_o example_n instead_o of_o four_o ounce_n of_o china_n you_o must_v take_v six_o of_o sarsaparilla_n continue_v the_o use_n of_o this_o decoction_n six_o or_o eight_o day_n to_o prepare_v the_o humour_n that_o cause_n and_o foment_n the_o farcin_n and_o to_o purify_v the_o blood_n after_o such_o a_o preparation_n the_o purge_v remedy_n operate_v more_o effectual_o and_o procure_v a_o more_o plentiful_a evacuation_n whereas_o the_o purgative_n that_o be_v give_v without_o any_o preparation_n or_o consist_v of_o ill_a choose_a ingredient_n increase_v the_o distemper_n instead_o of_o abate_v it_o and_o even_o augment_v its_o malignity_n after_o purgation_n repeat_v the_o decoction_n to_o dry_v the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o drain_v the_o source_n of_o those_o malignant_a humour_n that_o foment_n the_o disease_n this_o method_n be_v also_o very_o proper_a for_o coach-horse_n that_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o pain_n or_o filthy_a sore_n in_o their_o leg_n for_o otherwise_o it_o be_v hardly_o possible_a to_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o dry_v up_o the_o source_n of_o those_o noisome_a ulcer_n since_o they_o usual_o break_v forth_o again_o three_o month_n after_o they_o be_v dry_v up_o and_o at_o last_o be_v succeed_v by_o hard_a swell_n like_o wart_n which_o render_v the_o disease_n incurable_a to_o prevent_v those_o dangerous_a relapse_n 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of_o a_o internal_a heat_n this_o distemper_n sometime_o precede_v a_o cough_n the_o follow_a remedy_n be_v very_o effectual_a in_o this_o case_n and_o general_o useful_a for_o all_o overheat_v horse_n in_o the_o first_o place_n you_o may_v give_v your_o horse_n the_o cinnabar-pill_n observe_v the_o necessary_a direction_n but_o if_o those_o prove_v ineffectual_a prepare_v the_o follow_a medicine_n put_v half_a a_o pound_n of_o calcine_v roch-allom_n into_o a_o matrass_n or_o long-neckt_a vial_n with_o a_o quart_n of_o distil_a vinegar_n digest_v on_o hot_a ash_n till_o the_o allom_n be_v dissolve_v after_o which_o strain_n the_o vinegar_n through_o a_o double_a cloth_n or_o brown_a paper_n then_o boil_v away_o the_o three_o part_n in_o a_o earthen_a pot_n and_o afterward_o set_v it_o in_o a_o cool_a cellar_n where_o it_o will_v congeal_v into_o crystal_n about_o the_o side_n of_o the_o pot._n pour_v off_o the_o remain_a vinegar_n and_o have_v evaporate_v one_o half_a set_v it_o in_o 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a_o very_a ill-grounded_a hypothesis_n for_o if_o you_o consider_v attentive_o the_o cause_n and_o symptom_n of_o this_o disease_n you_o will_v find_v yourself_o oblige_v to_o conclude_v that_o it_o proceed_v from_o tough_a and_o slimy_a humour_n agitate_a and_o ferment_v by_o a_o sharp_a and_o subtle_a sort_n of_o choler_n so_o that_o be_v extreme_o rarefy_v they_o break_v out_o of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v lodge_v by_o nature_n and_o overrun_v the_o whole_a body_n according_a to_o the_o operation_n of_o leven_n upon_o bread_n ferment_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o be_v agitate_a and_o put_v into_o motion_n disorder_n the_o oeconomy_n of_o nature_n emit_v vapour_n that_o disturb_v the_o brain_n excite_v a_o fever_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o violent_a agitation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o at_o last_o by_o a_o provident_a struggle_n of_o nature_n in_o order_n to_o the_o final_a evacuation_n of_o at_o least_o part_v of_o those_o humour_n that_o oppress_v she_o they_o 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