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83&#93; cou lufficienl to make a naasa ; which must be divided into twelve balls. ■ — Should the animal not recover from this course, he must be again bled, and treated with mercurials. With reaped to the long, loud, incessant, bollov cough, which increases on the least hurry in ex- ercise, the firsl Step is Wood-letting; then a mash should be given, con- sisting of equal parts of bran and oats, into which, while hot, 4 oz. of honey and 2 oz. of nitre, must be stirred and dissolved. This mash mast be repeated, without intermission, every night and morning, and a ball prepared of Turkey rigs, Spanish liquorice, aniseed, and liquorice - powder, each 4 oz. ; carraway-seeds, ele- campane and anisated balsam, each 2 oz. ; saffron, ground ginger, and oil of aniseed, each 6 drams ; and the requisite proportion of ho- ney to form the whole into a paste, which should be divided into 12 balls, one of which is to be given every morning. These balls, says Mr. Taplin, are powerful, cordial, and restora- tive ; they promote glandular ex- cretion, warm, and stimulate the stomach to an expulsion of wind ; .enliven the circulation, and invi- gorate the whole frame. — It will, perhaps, be useful to observe, that some young horses are subject to coughs, when cutting their teeth; in such case, it is necessary to bleed, and give them warm mashes, which, in general, will effedtually remove the disorder. Cough, in cattle, a disease call- ed the husk, to which young bul- locks are liable. In ihia dangerous affecfion, the wind-pipe and its branches are obstructed with small taper worms. It is by farmers generally considered as incurable,. C O U [b' 3 though we are of opinion, that fu- migations with cinnabar, or with i< tid substances, such as tobacco, hartshorn shavings, feathers, &:c. might occasionally prove of ser- vice, especially if they be cauti- ously administered by means ui clysters. COURAGE, or cow-itch, as it is erroneously called, Dolichos pru- r'wns, L. is an exotic plant, grow- ing in warm climates, especially in the West Indies. — It produces crooked, leguminous, coriaceous pods, thickly set with spiculae, or sharp hairs, which penetrate the skin, and cause a violent itcliing. These spiculae are used in South America in cases of worms, and have lately been employed in Britain for the same purpose : all the hairy part of one pod, mixed with syrup, or treacle, and taken in the morn- ing fasting, is prescribed as a dose for an adult. The worms are said to appear after taking the second or third dose ; and, by means of a brisk laxative, the stools are re- ported, in some cases, to have con- sisted almost entirely of worms. Although no inconvenience appears to arise from the internal use of this medicine, w r e doubt its virtues as a vermifuge. COUNTRY - HOUSES, are those erefted in the country, for the use and convenience of private individuals, as opposed to the splen- did villas and mansions of the nobi- lity, and more opulent gentry. It generally happens, that most of the houses burnt in country places, take fire in the roofs, while the family is from home, on a vi- sit, or gone to church. On such occasions, children or servants be- gin to examine with 1 ghts the closets and lofts, which are usually filled with combustibles j or flakes G2 of