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this_o composition_n the_o other_o ingredient_n be_v alone_o sufficient_a to_o resist_v and_o foil_v the_o enemy_n this_o plant_n thrive_v as_o well_o in_o our_o garden_n as_o the_o ordinary_a goat_n beard_n the_o same_o potion_n be_v a_o good_a preservative_n against_o the_o plague_n and_o for_o those_o who_o breathe_v in_o a_o infect_a air._n another_o easy_a remedy_n as_o soon_o as_o any_o person_n be_v bite_v by_o a_o mad_a beast_n or_o suspect_v himself_o to_o be_v bite_v to_o prevent_v all_o the_o troublesome_a and_o fatal_a consequence_n of_o such_o a_o accident_n without_o take_v a_o journey_n to_o be_v dip_v in_o the_o sea_n burn_v or_o calcine_v the_o under_o part_n or_o lower_v half_a of_o a_o oister-shell_n and_o have_v reduce_v it_o to_o powder_n fry_v it_o with_o oil-olive_n and_o with_o four_o egg_n make_v a_o omelet_n or_o pancake_n which_o the_o patient_n must_v eat_v fast_v and_o abstain_v from_o eat_v six_o hour_n after_o if_o you_o repeat_v the_o same_o remedy_n two_o or_o three_o time_n the_o patient_n will_v be_v secure_v from_o any_o future_a danger_n as_o for_o dog_n you_o must_v make_v they_o eat_v the_o calcine_v shell_n in_o powder_n mix_v with_o oil-olive_n after_o which_o they_o must_v fast_o for_o a_o considerable_a time_n repeat_v the_o do_v twice_o as_o i_o prescribe_v in_o the_o same_o case_n for_o men._n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o upper_a half_n of_o the_o shell_n be_v useless_a you_o must_v give_v the_o powder_n of_o four_o or_o five_o shell_n well_o calcine_v and_o mix_v with_o good_a oil-olive_n to_o horse_n ox_n or_o cow_n repeat_v the_o do_v only_o twice_o once_o in_o two_o day_n and_o make_v they_o fast_o six_o hour_n before_o and_o as_o long_o after_o it_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o exceed_v the_o prescribe_v quantity_n of_o the_o powder_n and_o therefore_o you_o may_v give_v to_o horse_n and_o other_o cattle_n as_o much_o as_o you_o can_v make_v they_o swallow_v since_o there_o be_v several_a place_n where_o oyster-shell_n can_v be_v so_o easy_o procure_v great_a quantity_n of_o they_o may_v be_v calcine_v in_o those_o part_n where_o they_o abound_v and_o keep_v in_o powder_n to_o be_v use_v upon_o occasion_n for_o the_o powder_n be_v incorruptible_a the_o calcination_n be_v thus_o perform_v lay_v a_o good_a quantity_n of_o the_o shell_n on_o hot_a embers_o and_o open_v they_o with_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o coal_n which_o be_v kindle_a burn_v or_o calcines_fw-la the_o shell_n let_v they_o lie_v in_o the_o fire_n till_o they_o grow_v brittle_a and_o perfect_o white_a after_o which_o beat_v they_o to_o powder_n and_o keep_v they_o for_o use_v treacle-water_n be_v also_o a_o good_a remedy_n in_o this_o case_n but_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o have_v recourse_n to_o treacle_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o distemper_n when_o the_o most_o effectual_a remedy_n may_v be_v find_v in_o every_o garden_n chap._n cxiii_o of_o the_o bite_a of_o a_o venomous_a beast_n though_o i_o have_v already_o propose_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o horse_n and_o other_o cattle_n that_o be_v bite_v by_o mad_a beast_n it_o will_v not_o be_v improper_a to_o subjoin_v a_o method_n of_o cure_n appropriate_v to_o the_o bite_n of_o certain_a venomous_a creature_n resemble_v mouse_n but_o of_o a_o greyer_n colour_n and_o sharp_a nose_n the_o bite_n of_o these_o creature_n be_v so_o dangerous_a and_o fatal_a that_o horse_n and_o dog_n die_v of_o it_o without_o a_o speedy_a and_o wellregulated_n assistance_n and_o even_o cat_n who_o eat_v they_o be_v waste_v by_o the_o malignity_n of_o those_o little_a animal_n and_o die_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o consumption_n they_o breed_v among_o rot_a straw_n in_o barn_n and_o stable_n when_o a_o horse_n be_v bite_v by_o one_o of_o these_o mouse_n in_o the_o pastern_a or_o fet-lock_a joint_n the_o next_o day_n the_o part_n swell_v and_o the_o tumour_n ascend_v to_o the_o hough_n stretch_v upward_o to_o the_o cod_n and_o fundament_n which_o swell_v to_o a_o prodigious_a height_n and_o the_o horse_n die_v in_o forty_o eight_o hour_n if_o a_o remedy_n be_v not_o seasonable_o apply_v sometime_o these_o animal_n bite_v horse_n under_o the_o belly_n which_o swell_v extreme_o and_o the_o tumour_n either_o rise_v towards_o the_o throat_n or_o extend_v to_o the_o sheath_n and_o grow_v so_o excessive_o big_a that_o the_o horse_n be_v quick_o kill_v by_o its_o malignity_n as_o soon_o as_o you_o perceive_v the_o swell_a if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o leg_n tie_v a_o ribbon_n or_o garter_n of_o the_o breadth_n of_o a_o inch_n above_o the_o swell_a to_o stop_v its_o progress_n and_o beat_v the_o swell_v part_n with_o a_o branch_n of_o a_o goosberry_n bush_n till_o it_o be_v all_o over_o bloody_a then_o chafe_v it_o with_o a_o large_a quantity_n of_o orvietan_n or_o treacle_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n make_v the_o horse_n swallow_v a_o ounce_n of_o either_o of_o these_o medicine_n in_o wine_n the_o next_o day_n anoint_v the_o part_n again_o 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serpent_n who_o poison_n be_v so_o subtle_a that_o immediate_o it_o reach_v the_o heart_n for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o viper_n be_v the_o only_a effectual_a remedy_n in_o those_o case_n chap._n cxiv_o of_o pursiveness_n or_o shortness_n of_o breath_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o second_o part_n inform_v the_o reader_n how_o he_o may_v know_v a_o horse_n thatis_fw-la subject_n to_o these_o distemper_n pursiveness_n be_v a_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v cause_v by_o stuff_v of_o the_o lung_n or_o obstruction_n in_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n especial_o in_o the_o passage_n or_o channel_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o accompany_v with_o a_o beat_n and_o heave_n in_o the_o flank_n and_o a_o dilatation_n or_o stretch_v of_o the_o nostril_n the_o disease_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o lung_n and_o proceed_v
that_o none_o of_o the_o remedy_n may_v be_v lose_v then_o let_v the_o horse_n stand_v two_o hour_n bridle_v and_o renew_v the_o do_v once_o every_o two_o day_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n till_o the_o cure_n be_v perfect_v or_o you_o may_v with_o less_o trouble_n give_v half_a a_o ounce_n of_o the_o powder_n every_o morning_n in_o moisten_v bran_n for_o fifteen_o or_o twenty_o day_n whatever_o method_n you_o think_v fit_a to_o take_v for_o administer_a the_o powder_n you_o must_v always_o remember_v to_o walk_v your_o horse_n gentle_o a_o hour_n or_o two_o every_o day_n and_o even_o you_o may_v make_v he_o perform_v his_o usual_a service_n only_o you_o must_v neither_o ride_v he_o too_o hard_o nor_o make_v he_o sweat_v too_o much_o the_o angelical_a powder_n may_v be_v exhibit_v very_o safe_o and_o with_o good_a success_n to_o man_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o intermit_a fever_n the_o do_v be_v from_o two_o to_o six_o grain_n in_o any_o convenient_a vehicle_n or_o from_o two_o to_o four_o ounce_n of_o its_o infusion_n in_o wine_n it_o cure_v the_o plague_n be_v give_v in_o substance_n when_o the_o disease_n begin_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o patient_n strength_n be_v waste_v chap._n cxix_o the_o yellow_a pill_n for_o short-winded_a horse_n this_o be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n and_o infallible_o perform_v the_o cure_n if_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o impossible_a take_v half_o a_o ounce_n of_o gum_n tragacanth_n one_o dram_n of_o oriental_a saffron_n in_o powder_n infuse_v and_o macerate_v they_o in_o a_o pint_n of_o colts-foot-water_n till_o it_o turn_v to_o a_o jelly_n then_o take_v two_o pound_n of_o glass_n of_o antimony_n very_o transparent_a and_o of_o a_o citron_n colour_n beat_v it_o to_o a_o fine_a powder_n and_o mix_v it_o in_o a_o mortar_n by_o degree_n with_o the_o jelly_n or_o mucilage_n of_o gum_n tragacanth_n beat_v and_o incorporate_n they_o with_o the_o pestle_n till_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o mass_n that_o will_v retain_v any_o 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two_o hour_n after_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n may_v give_v he_o his_o usual_a allowance_n of_o food_n observe_v the_o abovementioned_a direction_n concern_v the_o heave_v or_o palpitation_n of_o the_o flank_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o appetite_n if_o you_o perceive_v that_o he_o begin_v to_o relish_v his_o meat_n again_o repeat_v the_o do_v for_o thirty_o day_n together_o observe_v still_o that_o if_o the_o palpitation_n of_o his_o flank_n be_v augment_v the_o use_n of_o the_o pill_n must_v be_v absolute_o discontinue_v but_o if_o neither_o that_o symptom_n be_v increase_v nor_o his_o appetite_n quite_o lose_v you_o must_v continue_v the_o use_n of_o the_o pill_n till_o the_o whole_a quantity_n that_o be_v prepare_v be_v consume_v for_o as_o i_o intimate_v before_o the_o most_o stubborn_a pursiveness_n will_v yield_v to_o this_o remedy_n if_o the_o disease_n be_v not_o altogether_o incurable_a at_o first_o your_o horse_n perhaps_o will_v grow_v lean_a and_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_v but_o he_o will_v afterward_o recover_v his_o flesh_n and_o grow_v fat_a than_o before_o this_o remedy_n must_v never_o be_v administer_v to_o horse_n that_o have_v weak_a and_o tender_a stomach_n for_o even_o the_o great_a feeder_n be_v wont_v sometime_o to_o forsake_v their_o meat_n on_o this_o occasion_n and_o will_v neither_o taste_v bran_n nor_o oat_n in_o which_o case_n you_o must_v forbear_v give_v they_o any_o more_o pill_n till_o their_o appetite_n be_v restore_v but_o many_o horse_n undergo_v the_o whole_a course_n without_o lose_v one_o stroke_n of_o their_o tooth_n when_o the_o lung_n be_v ulcerate_v or_o putrefied_a these_o pill_n will_v certain_o kill_v your_o horse_n if_o you_o continue_v the_o use_n of_o they_o after_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o appetite_n but_o when_o the_o disease_n be_v incurable_a as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o dispatch_v he_o speedy_o the_o glass_n of_o antimony_n may_v be_v also_o prepare_v and_o exhibit_v after_o this_o manner_n mix_v half_o a_o pound_n of_o it_o with_o two_o pound_n of_o the_o dough_n of_o a_o loaf_n knead_v they_o together_o till_o the_o powder_n be_v thorough_o incorporate_v with_o the_o dough_n then_o bake_v the_o loaf_n and_o two_o day_n after_o give_v the_o horse_n a_o eight_o part_n of_o it_o repeat_v the_o same_o do_v every_o morning_n till_o he_o have_v eat_v two_o pound_n if_o he_o do_v not_o lose_v his_o appetite_n and_o if_o the_o heave_n in_o his_o flank_n be_v not_o augment_v this_o remedy_n remove_v obstruction_n and_o open_v the_o passage_n very_o effectual_o cool_v the_o lung_n that_o be_v heat_v for_o want_v of_o air_n and_o the_o natural_a temperament_n of_o that_o part_n be_v restore_v the_o horse_n will_v recover_v his_o health_n and_o breath_n without_o any_o difficulty_n the_o charge_n of_o the_o two_o pound_n of_o pill_n will_v not_o amount_v to_o above_o seven_o livre_n allow_v a_o moderate_a gain_n to_o he_o who_o prepare_v they_o for_o glass_n of_o antimony_n be_v sell_v very_o cheap_a at_o paris_n tincture_n of_o sulphur_n for_o shortwinded_n horse_n since_o sulphur_n be_v the_o balsam_n of_o the_o lung_n the_o tincture_n contain_v its_o pure_a substance_n or_o essential_a salt_n must_v certain_o be_v a_o very_a effectual_a remedy_n in_o this_o case_n for_o this_o distemper_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o redundancy_n of_o putrefied_a tough_a and_o viscous_a humour_n require_v a_o powerful_a cut_a medicine_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o operation_n of_o mineral_n be_v more_o effectual_a than_o what_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o vegetable_n the_o remedy_n be_v thus_o prepare_v take_v powder_n of_o brimstone_n and_o unslake_v lime_n of_o each_o one_o pound_n put_v they_o into_o a_o glaze_v earthen-pot_n capable_a of_o contain_v fifteen_o quart_n place_v it_o in_o a_o furnace_n full_a of_o live_v coal_n and_o stir_v uninterrupted_o till_o the_o matter_n break_v forth_o in_o a_o bluish_a flame_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o 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