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Mr. Cumberland's new piece, forth-coming at Covent-Garden, is founded on the ftory of King Arthur, and entitled Days of Yore.

Mr. Cooper and Mrs. Merry, are faid to be engaged to perform with Mr. Brunton, at Norwich, &c.

Wilkinson's company of comedians is now performing at York. Prince William of Gloucester frequently commands the entertainments.

In the new edition of Shake

Speare, preparing for the prefs, the part of Mafter Slender (in the Merry Wives of Windfor) is, according to the theatrical phrafe, -to be cut: particularly where (complaining of the trick which was meant to be put upon him, by marrying him to a postmaster's boy) he fays, "I went to her in white, and cried mum, and she cried budget.

We are forry to find that the ftate of Mrs. Powell's arm has neceffarily occafioned a trifling interruption to the regular per. formance of Alexander the Great. The refpect which he has fhewn for the public, in playing twice with it in a fling, we are afraid may not have tended greatly to its amendment. Such a mark of refpect, however, from its novelty, could not escape our notice, and we feel happy in fo favourable an opportunity of congratulating that charming actress upon the progreffive improvement we have witneffed in her, fince the commencement of this feafon. We always thought her poffeffed of the principal requifites of a tragedian; and the figns of study evinced by her, of late, induces

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We noticed the Lord Chancellor, Lord Mansfield, and the Duke of Leeds, with the Bishop of Rochester, close to the stage.

The collection made was feetingly to a confiderable amount.

Of the performance, the cha. racters of Micio, Demea, and Syrus, were really given with veteran ability-fo was the fhort part of the lady.

But what added confiderably to the delight of the evening, was the annunciation of PEACE, which Dr. Vincent added impromptu, in a diffich to the very neat epilogue, which was had a fecond time.

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ATREATISE on FARRIERY, with ANATOMICAL PLATES.

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THEN the ulcer is not cleanfed by these means, the eye-water may be made ftronger, by encreafing the quantity of the dry ingredients. But, in al thefe cafes, the effects of the remedies must be duly attend. ed to; for inftance, when an ulcer of the eye dries up, and grows hot, instead of being cleanfed, we may conclude the remedy is too ftrong, and then it must be rendered weaker by increafing the quantity of water. On the other hand, when an ulcer is too moift, and grows foul, we may judge the collyrium is too weak, and then the water must be decreafed. But when the fuppuration is laudable, the ulcer grows cleaner, and the inflammation abates, the fame medicines may be continued till another indication arifes.

When the ulcer is deep, with out any great degree of malignity, which is known by its white colour and evennefs, by the matter not being acrid, and by the flightness of the inflammation, the following collyrium may be used:

Take four ounces of rofe-water and fennel water, and diffolve fifteen grains of gum-tragacanth therein then add aloes of myrrh, of each a fcruple; camphire and white vitriol, of each eight grains; a fcruple of prepared tutty and half a dram of fugar-candy; fugar-candy; diffolve them as much as may be in the above water, and then ftrain them through a fine rag.

When there are figns of malignity, or when the edges of the ulcer appears callous, and the bottom difcoloured, with a hot, fharp defluction, and an inflam

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mation, it must be corrected by collyriums of a stronger nature; thus,

Take of role-water and fennelwater, of each two ounces; prepared tutty, fugar of lead, crocus of antimony washed and prepared, and myrrh, of each a fcruple; of fugar-candy, half a dram; of gum tragacanth, fifteen grains; of faffron, fix grains. Firft diffolve the gum tagacanth in the water, and then add the rest, taking care that thofe ingredients which will not diffolve, may be in very fine powder. The crocus may be had at the flops ready washed.

This may be used as the other eye-water, but in the interme diate times of application, it will be proper to use the anodyne collyrium, with cow's milk tinctured with faffron, mixed with mucilage of quince feeds, to ease the pain, and to foften the ulcer.

When a blackih thick matter diftils from the ulcer, it is then malignant, and the rupture of the cornea is to be apprehended, and therefore we must endeavour to prevent it as foon as we can.

Take of rofe water, four ounces; of verdigrease, fifteen grains; of myrrh, a fcruple; of fugarcandy, half a dram. Firft diffolve ten grains of fugar-candy in the water, and then mix them well together in, a marble mortar, pouring on the water by little and little at a time. Distilled verdigreafe will be beft, because it is free from impurities.

Or, instead of this, you may mix fifteen grains of blue vitriol, commonly called the blue flone; a fcruple of myrrh, and a dram of the honey of rofes, with the fame waters. These need only be applied three times a day, making ufe of anodyne collyri ums in the intermediate times. As foon as the matter begins to Q

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be white, all of a colour, and thick, while the other symptoms difappear, then we may ufe the others before-mentioned, to heal it and dry it up. Or it may be done by the following powder, a few grains of which is to be blown into the eye, upon the ulcer, with a quill:

Take elder-flower water, and French brandy, of each three ounces; of camphire ten grains; of fugar of lead, half a dram; first diffolve the camphire in the brandy, and the fugar of lead in the water, and then flake them together in a bottle. At the time of ufe, you may warm this mixture, and then dip a linen cloth in it three times doubled, to lay over the eye.

Note, arquebufade is much

The following is a very good collyrium, and is useful in most ulcers of the eyes:

Take two drams of myrrh; a feruple of white vitriol; ten grains of camphire; and half an ounce of fugar-candy: boil fome eggs hard, cut them in two, take out the yolk, and fill them with this mixture made in the fame proportion. Tie them together, and fet them upright on a hurdle over an earthen pan, to receive the liquor that drops from them, which put in a bottle for use.

This is a general remedy for ulcers in the eyes, and fo is the following, which has been used with very great fuccefs:

Take of butter, as it comes from the churn, unwashed, four ounces ; of tutty prepared, an ounce; camphire, fugar of lead, and red coral prepared, of each half a dram ; of verdigreafe, twelve grains; of pompholigos, two drams; mix them well together, and put five grains in the great corner of the horfe's eye,

when he is most at rest.

In common difeafes of the eye, particularly inflammations, the following is an excellent water:

When the ulcers are entirely healed and cicatrized, if the eye continues weak afterwards, it must be strengthened with fome proper eye-water. If there are cicatrices that hurt the fight, by being over or near the pupil, the remedy communicated by Sir Hans Sloane, is moft proper for the removal of them; because it has cured many eyes that were covered with opake films and cicatrices, left by inflammations and apoftems of the tranfparent cornea; I mean human eyes;

and there is no reafon to doubt but it will have the fame effect upon the eyes of a horse, when ufed with care and judgment.

Take of prepared tutty, an ounce; of the ftone called hematites, prepared, two fcruples; of fuccotrine aloes, twelve grains; of prepared pearls, four grains; rub them together in a marble mortar, with a fufficient quantity of vipers fat, to make them into a liniment.

This remedy is to be applied with a hair pencil, once a day, without any thing elfe, if to take off fcars or cicatrices, or if the eyes are only weak and fore; but in more grievous cafes, generals

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must be premised, as bleeding, laxatives, clyfters, and rowelling.

OF COLDS AND COUGHS.

In order to the explanation of a cold, it is neceffary to know, that, as the bodies of all animals confift of a vaft number of pipes and veffels, through which the blood and humours are conftantly circulating; it is no wonder that a great number of exceeding fine particles fhould be continually flying off, fometimes like a vapour, and fometimes like a fluid. This is called perfpiration, and is greater than all the other fecretions put together. It is caufed by the conftant dilitation and contraction of the veffels called arteries, by which means the blood is conftantly thruft to wards the excretory pores of the fkin. Befides, there is an internal heat which is endowed with a rarifying virtue, and expands the fluids, opens the pores, and refolves moisture, into exceeding fine vapours. Therefore, the greater the force is by which the Auids are impelled to the furface of the body, the greater will the perfpiration be, unlefs the pores are hut up: and confequently, whatever promotes and quickens the circulation of the blood, muft needs increase perfpiration. Hence it is plain, that, as labour and exercife increase the pulfe, they muft of course increase heat and perfpiration. We may ob. ferve, likewife, that there is no promoting fweat without increafing the motion of the heart. Therefore, as the motion of the fibres,and the course of the fluids, is always more quick and lively, in a pure, ferene air, we may conclude that perfpiration is always, in that cafe, more free,

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internal heat, with a drynels of the fkin at the fame time, as in fevers, which arife from a ftricture of the pores of the skin, and then perfpiration cannot be performed: likewife, when the air is moderately hot and moist, the fine veffels under the skin are di lated, and the skin itself is rendered moift and turgid, which tends to confume the fuperfluous and excrementitious humours. The former exhausts the strength, and has a fatal tendency; whereas the latter preferves the vital Auids in their proper temperature.

Daily experience teaches us, that we perfpire and fweat a great deal more in hot weather than in cold; therefore in the fummer months, all animals are more apt to fweat, than never fweat at all. And, as a free perfpiration carries off many difeafes; fo, when it is impeded, many diforders will be induced, which are of dangerous confequence, because a redundancy of impure juices will be generated thereby, which are dif pofed to corruption and putrefaction: particularly colds, running at the nofe, coughs, rheumatifms, &c.

This redundancy of humours is more ap to effect the lungs and head, than any other parts, becaufe when a horfe has been heated, and fuffered to cool fuddenly, the acrid ferum and perspi. rable matter, drove back from the skin, falls upon the windpipe and lungs, and fo occafions coughing. Therefore, there is nothing more likely to produce a cold, than to bring a horse out of a hot ftable into the cold air; because it immediately stops perfpiration, and drives the harp excrementitious matter to the inward parts, especially to the glandulous coats of the throat, mouth, noftrils, and bronchia of Q2

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