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etc._n p._n 315_o the_o headache_a giddiness_n loss_n of_o cudd_n disease_n in_o the_o eye_n ague_n in_o lamb_n or_o sheep_n rheum_n catarrh_n disease_n in_o the_o eye_n or_o tooth_n boil_n aposthume_n and_o ulcer_n their_o respective_a cure_n p._n 317_o saint_n anthony_n fire_n rotsie_n or_o plague_n disease_n of_o the_o lung_n scab_n or_o itch_n cough_n swallow_v spider_n or_o any_o venom_n and_o belly_n swell_v their_o respective_a cure_n p._n 320_o lame_a claw_n maggot_n and_o louse_n break_a or_o bruise_a joint_n etc._n etc._n how_o to_o order_v p._n 322_o a_o treatise_n of_o swine_n the_o mark_n whereby_o to_o know_v a_o good_a breed_n and_o how_o to_o procure_v it_o p._n 323_o when_o the_o sow_n ought_v to_o be_v cover_v the_o time_n of_o spay_v and_o gelding_n and_o how_o with_o little_a charge_n to_o make_v swine_n fat_a p._n 324_o sickness_n in_o swine_n how_o to_o know_v it_o and_o the_o cure_n for_o headache_n swine-pox_n and_o the_o distemper_n call_v the_o eat_a yarrow_n 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