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' 4 T B Y - H Ol FABRIERY, the irl of prevent- g Vac dis- • The pradice of ; I pro-
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20 years, b en almost entirely con* fined to a class of men, • utterly ignorant of the of the horse, and th I prin- ciples ot* the art of healing. Their riptions were. is the ninis- tering their draughts, bolusses, drenches, &c. An institution has at length been established, where the diseases of. that noble animal, the horse, are the subject of peculiar attention; we mean the Veterinary .(', which, we are happy to state, is patronized by the most respectable of the nobility and gentry. . however, in this work, we treat of the principal diseases, as well as the shoeing and general management of the horse, in their alphabetical order, we shall here only mention a few of the most es- teemed works published on farriery; namely, Mr. Clark's " Treatise on th e Disea ses of II uses' ' (8vo. 8s.f3d.) ; his " Observations on the Sh of Horses" (Svo. 4s.) ; Mr. Tap- lin's " Gentleman's Stable Direc- tory" (2 vols. Svo. 15s.) : and like- wise, Mr. Lawkance's " Philo- sophical and PraSEcal Treatise on Horses" (2 vols. Svo. 1/S. 1797) : from which the. inquisitive r< a ! r may collect the latest and most es- sential improvements made by Eng- lish farriers. Concerning the propriety cf ad- ministering Horse-balls indiscri- FAS • minal 1 i the mocfl i . such as Bags for i while tho s are De- ed, we shall briefly remark. - the blind on h it wen! may iven tu horses anil ■ Farthing-bouhd. See Cow, FASEJvNUT, or Areca catechu, L. one of the most curious Indian plants, which attains its greatest perfection in the island of Ceylon. Jt grows to the height of 25 or 35 f et, with branches, but has very b autiful leaves ; the trunk is remarkably straight, and the leaves form a round tuft at the top. Its fruit is contained in a yel- lowish shell, externally smooth, but rough and hairy within, resembling that of a cocoa-nut, though in size not exceeding a large walnut; its kernel is not unlike a nutmeg, and ins in its centre, while soft, a lost liquid substance. The ripe fruit is astringent, and its consumption in the East Indies is perhaps more general than that of tobacco in Europe: as every per- son chews it, togedier with the leaves of betel, after mixing with it lime made of sea-shells. This mas- tication occasions much spitting, cools the moutn, and fastens the teeth and gums ; it is likewise said to sweeten a fetid breath, and to strengthen the stomach : for these conjoint purposes it may, even in our colder climate, be advantage- ously employed ; and as we pc pei haps no plant of similar efficacy, it might be easily imported. FASHION,