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Tbe

follol1'jn~,

'II'hen it

c~n

~{forded,

I'cry gen–

tie and ({f.:élual purge, parti(ularly for fine dclicm hor–

{es ; and jf prepared ",ith

Ih~

Indian rhubarb, \l/di

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c:¡;penfil'e,

of the finefl fuccOl rine aloes one ounce, rhu–

barb powdered

h~lf

an ounce or fix drams, ginger

~raled

one dram; make iOlo a ball wilh fyrup of

rafes.

'rhe (ollowing pllrging drink

m~y

be given wilh the

~Imon

fa{eIY ; il mal' be quickened, or made ftronger, by

adding an ounce more fenna, or IWOdrams of j.lap,

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fenna IWOounm, infufe il in a pinl of boiling

wm r IWO hours, wilh Ihree draoll of fal! of tartarí

pour off, and di{folve init fou r ounces of 'Glauber's

falu, and IWOor three of cream 'of tartar.

This lan phyfic

cooling, eafy, and quick in in ope·

,.,uion; and greatly preferable io all inflammatory cafes

any olher purge, as it paíl'es iota the blood, and ope·

w es alfo by urine.

When hones lofe Iheir apetites .fter purging, it

ne–

ccíl'ary to give them a warm 1I0mach-drink, made of an

ir"ufion of chamomile Howm, annifeeds and faffron: or

the cordial ball ma)' be given for that purpofe.

Shoulrl the purging eonlinue too long, gil'e ao ounce

of diofcordium in . n Englilh pinl of Pon wioe, aod re–

peat it once

twel~e

hours, if the purging eontinues.

Plenly of gum arabic water fh ould alfo be given; ar.d in

eafe of violent gripes, fal broth glyllcrs, or Iripe liquor,

Jhould be oflen

thco~'o

up, with an hundced dcops of

Jaudanum iotacho

The arabic folution may be thus prepared.

TAl

of gum arabie and tragacaOlh of each four

ounces, juniper-berries aod earraway. feeds of eaeh

ouoce, clores broifed half ao

o~nce;

fimmer

genlly ioa gallonof water, till lhe gums are di{fol–

,ed : gi,e aquart at a lime io half a pail of waler ;

but if he will oot lake il freel yIhis way, give it him

ofteo in a horo.

When a purge does oot work, bUI 'makes the horfe

fwell, aod rtfufe his (ood and waler, which is fomelimes

Ibe efl'etl of bad drugs, or CIIching cald, warm diureliel

are Ihe only remedy; of whieh the following are recom–

mended.

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a pinl of \Vhitc wioe, oilTeone ounce; mix wilh

il a dram of camphire, diíl'olved in a lilde reéti–

fied fpiril of wioe; theo add two drams of oil of

juniper, and Ihe fame quaolity of onret\ified oil of

amber, and four

0II0ce\

of boney, or fyrup of

madhmallowl.

.When a horfe fwells much wilh phyfic, do oot fuf!'er

hlm

be rode about liJl he has fome venl ; but rather

lIad himgendyin hand, lill fome evacuation is oblained.

As il is obfmed, Ihat horfes more willingly take

fwe~

~nd

palmble Ihiogs, Ihan Ihofe thal are biuer and of an

tll "ne ;-eare Ihould be taken, that the lauer are giveo in

~alls;

and Ihal Iheir drinks are always contrived

be as

hule naufeoo! as poflible, and fwemned eithcr wilh no–

nty or liquoriee, -Thofe that are prepared wilh grofs

po.)l'dm, are by norotans fo agreeable

a horfe, as Ihofe

~a,de

by infufion; as Ihe ;ormer oflen c1am Ihe moulh,

llrJlale Ihe membranes abOUI the palote and Ihroal, and

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frequendy oceaGon úle cougb Ihey are ¡nteeded !o pre-

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Balls Ihould he of In oval

fu.pe,

and no! exeeed Ihe

fize

~f,a p"~lcl's

egg; whcn lhe dcfe is larger, ir Ihoolti

be dlVldcd

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IWO; and they !bould be dipt io oil,

make Ihem flip down tne eafJer.

As we hil1'e given fome general foron of purges, u'e

Ihall obfervc Ihe fame rule in regud

-glyllers, wilh

fome fewcautions and rernarki.

Lel il be obferved lhen, Ih. r, befare Ihe adminiRrior.

ernollient c1yllers in co{li.e difordcrs, a fma ll.JJand wdi

oiled, Ihould be paíl'ed up lhe horfe's (undamenl, in'órder

bring away any hardened dung, whieh olherwife would

be an ob{lacle

Ihe glyfier's pafiage,

A bag and pipe of a'Proper form, is lú be preferred

a fyringe, which Ihrow$ up Ihe glyfier wilh fa much

force, Inal it oflen furprifes a horfe, and m:

ric.es

himre.

jeét it as fall as il goes io; whereas Ihe li¡¡\lor, 'wBen

prerred gendy from Ihe bag, gives himno furprize or uo.

e;¡fioefs, btn paíl'cs eafily up into the bowels, where

will fj)mclimes remaio a long lime,

:rod

be extremely

ufeful, by eooling and relaxing Ihem; and will fome –

times incorporale fo wilh Ihe dung, as nOI eafily to be

dillinguifiled from Ihe olher cooteolS of Ihe gUIS, Thefe

emollitnt glyllers are extretnely fervi" able inmoll fel'ers,

and greatly preferable

purging ones; which in general

are tOO pungenl, and lIimulale

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much, e/j¡ecially ir

aloes are a pan of Ihe compofidon_

Nutrilire glyllm

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very oece{fary, and ofleo fave a

borre from lIarving, when his jaws are fo locked up by

convulfions Ihat nOlhing can be cooveyed by the moulh.

They Ihould nOI elleeed a quan or lhree piols

time, but be oflen repwed: nor Ihould they be

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fal;

bUI made of Iheeps heads, tromrs, or aey .olher meato

hrolhs, milk pouage, riee-milk IIrained, and many other

weh nourilhing IhiDgS. For an emollicDI glyller, take tbe

following_

marlhmallows and chamomile Aowers eaeh a

Jargc handful, ba,y,berr ics and fweet fennel-feed,

bruifed eaeh an ounce; boil iDa gal/oo of waler

three quam, pour off ioto a pan, and diíl'ol.e io it

half a pouod of Ireacle, and a pint of liot-[eed oil,

or any COntmon oil.

To make it more laxalive, add foor ounces

lenilive

eJeauary, or Ihe fame quaolily of cream of tarlar, or

' ommOD purging fah.!.

Purging CI;j1u.

IWO or Ihree handful of marlhmillows, fenna,

one ounce, bimr apple half ao ounee. bay berriel

and annifeed bruifed eaeh an oUDce, fah of larlar

half an ounee,; boil

quarter of an hour in Ihree

quam of waler; pour o/F, and add fou r ounces of

fylup of bueklhorn, and half

pint of oil.

This glyllcr will purge ahorfe jlrw)' brilkly ; and mal'

be givcn fuccefsfully, when 3n immediale difcbarge is

'lVantÍng; erpecially in fome fevers wilh inflamed lungs,

or olher diforders, whieh require fpeedy relief,

BUI il is neecrrary

caulion againll a folutÍoo of

courfe alors for Ihis 'purpo[e, as il has beeo found

gripe horfes violcndy, and excite [cl'crilh, aodfontelimcs

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coovulfive