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510&#93; 5^0] ROT from such lands as are liable to oc- casion tiie rot j but, if this be iin- prafticablc, he prescribes a spoon- ful of common salt for each, toge- ther with a similar quantity of flour, in a pint of water, once or twice i« the week, by way of preventive : and, if the disorder be in au incipi- ent state, a similar dose adminis- tered four or five successive morn- ings, will, in his opinion, probably effeit a cure ; as the addition of the jiour and water not only abates the pungency of the salt, but also dis- poses It to mix more gradually, though at the same time more efficaciously, with the chyle. Dr. Dar^^'in, however, thinks the salt would be*" more serviceable, if it "were combined into a ball with al>out sixty grains of iron tilings, by means of tlour, and introduced into the sheep's throat every morning, for one eck. The following remedy we state on the authority of the G(!itlL'ma?is Magazine, vol. 3(5, for 1766: — Put a handful of rue into a pail of water, over-night ; and, in the morning, add such a proportion of salt as v,'il! make a brine suiiicicnt- ly strong to support an egg. Half a pint of t'ais liquor must be swal- lowed by each sheep, three times, in the course of six days : that is, every 48 hours one dose. In October, 1794, a patent was granted to Mr. Thomas Fleet, lor a medicine which is alfirmcd to prevent the rot in sheep, and also to check the farther progress of the disease in animals already infeA- ed ; so as to render them capable of being fattened on t::e same her- bage which produced the distem- per. His restorative consists of turpentine, Armenian bole, turme- ric;, mercuiy, salt, sulphur, opium. RO tr aikanet-root, bark, camphor, anti«» mony, and distilled water. These ingredients are to be prepared " ac- cording to chemical, and com- pounded according to medical art." — Although the patentee has not deemed prop'^r to inform the pul> lie of the proportions em{)loyed in compounding these multifarious ingredients, yet it deserves to be remarked, that in such a mass of dilterent drugs, the principal eife6fs will be produced by a Jeiv, while the others are added only with a view to disgui,-5e those, which are more efficacious. Hence we believe, that a few grains of ma- riated quicksilver, combined with camphor, and opium, if judicious- ly administered, would answer a similar purpose 5 but, in order to convince those readers who wish to purchase Mr. Fleet's preparation, that we are not prejudiced against Quark 0)' Patent Medicives Jar Cattle, it may be useful to add, that the " Restorative for the Rot in Sheep," is prepared by W. 'H. Thomas, surgeon, Basingstoke, Hants J and, we understand, is sold by him, as well as by W. MooKK and Co. No. SO, Fleet- street, London, at5s.6d. per bottle, with printed directions for its use. ROTTEX-STOXE, a fossil ob- tained from the mines of Derby- shire : which is of an ash-brown colour, moderately hard, and stains the lingers. It does not effervesce with aqua-fortis j but breaks easUy in the mouth, or in water. — This mineral is used by lapidaries and other mechanics, for grinding, po- lishing, and sometimes for cutting stones. ROUEN, or Rowen, a term denoting the aftermath, or after- grass of meadows, which is suffered to