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convulGve' fymloms; and

iode~d

all pungent aod Oimu·

I,tio~

medieioes, as the Urooger purgalivcs geoerally m,

fbould be given io this form with grea! mllioo.

But.lbe geoerality of emollieot glynm, may he pre·

p~red

with much

I~fs

trouble: as twO quam of water·

grue!, 'with a half a pouod of treade, a pint of oil, .nd

haodful of comOlOO ralt, will as ell'eaually ar.fwer eve·

purpofe. The followiog is a refiriogeAt glyUer.

pomegranate.bark or oak·bark

I\VO

ouoc~s,

red

rofe·leaves frelh or dry a handful, balauaioes ao

ounee; boil io two qums of water, till one is near

confumed ; pour off and difi'olve in it four ounces of

diafcordium; tO whicb may be added a pint of Port

wine.

This will anfwer in all common cafes, where rearin·

geOlS

are Decefi'.uy, but fhculd Dever he

gi.en

in larger

quantities; for the longer glyHers of thi, !.:ind Jie in the

Uowels, tIle more efficacious they are.

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Br taking cold. \\le me,n that the pores and ouders

cf Ihe Ikin (which in a natural healthy Uate of body

are continually brmhing our a fine Buid, like rhe nream

ariGng from hOI water, or fmoke from

f.re

) are fo far

!bUt up, Ihat thefe fireams. or perfpirable marter, not

having a free pafi'age through them, are hindered from

going ol!' in the ufual manner; the eonfoqueDce of whlch

is, their moiling

the blood, vitiating itS qoality, o·

ver611ing Ihe velfels, and all'eaing lhe head, glands or

kernel! of tbe neck and tbroat, the lungs, and olher prin.

cipall'arrs.

To enumerate rhe .arious caufes of colds would be

endlefs; Ihe mon ufual are, riding horfe! till rhey are

hot, and full'ering ihem to Uand in that coodition

wh~re

lhe .ir is cold and piercing; removing a horfe from a

hot fiable tO a cold one. and

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fuddenly changing his

cloathing; hence it is, Ihat horfes often caten fucb fe·

' ert colds, after they cnme out of dealers hands; and by

Dot being carefully rubbcd down, when they come in

bot,

011'

joumeys.

The Ggns of a horfe's catching cold, aTe a cough, hea·

~inefs

and dallner., which all'ea him mDre or lefs in

proportion

the feverity of it: tbe eyes are fomelimes

rooin and wmry, the kernels about the ean and onder

the jau's f...ell, Ihe nore gl...., and he rattles in his

brmhiog; and when the cold is violent, the horfe will

be feverilh, his flanks work, and he will both loath his

bOl mm and refure his Water. When tbefelan fymptom$

are attended with a flimymouth, ears, and

cold, and

a grea! inward fo«nef" Ihere i! danger of abad fever . .

But when the horfe eoughs firong, fnom aCter it, is

bUI liule DII' his tlomach, pricks up his ears, and

move~

briíkly iD his

fi.II,

duogs and fiales freely, hisncin feels

kindly, and his coat dues not fim, he is in no danger,

20d there will be no oceaGan Cor medicines of any kind:

but you fhould bleed him ahoul two quam, keep bim

'fIum, and gife himfreds 01 fealded ban. with as much

.warm

wme

¡s

he wiJl driok, iD order

dilute his

blood.

tbe diforder fhoold iDereare, tbe borfe feel hot, and

refufe his meat, Llecd him, if Ornng, two quarrs mDrt.

2nd if you are nol latished, without giving medicines:

avoid, as you would poifon, a farrier's drench; (. blch

g~nerally

eompofed of fome hot, maufeous powders,

¡¡iven in a quantilY of ale; which tOOoCten encrtafrs the

fever, by overheating the blood, and palls the horre's

fiomach by il! loathfomnefs :) and iollead of il, infufe

two Ounees of annifeeds, with a dram of fall'ron. in a

pint and a half of boiling waler ; pour

011'

lhe clear, and

difi'olve iD it four ounees

honey; to whieh may be added

four fpoonfuls of fallad oil: this drink may be

gi.en

cvcry

night; or one

the following balls, proVlded there is no

fever; in which cafe, il always will be more ehgible to

give two or three OUDces of nitre ur f,lt prnnella mry

day in his feeas, or water, till it is removed; bUI fhould

tht horfe be inclined tO coOivenefs, remember that hit

body alOuld be kepl open by emollient glyfiers, or cr<arn

of tartar difi'olved in his water, to tbe quaolily

three

or four ounces a-day.

P,{/~rQI

Nor!"".II.

ofthe frelh powders of annifeed, e1icampane,

C.'Ir·

ra\Vay. liquoriee, turmecick, and Bouror bnmaone,

each thrce ounees; juice of liquorice four ounm,

difi'olved io a fufficient quantity of mouoraio; fafTron

powdered half an ounce, fallad oil alld honey h¡IC

a pound, oil

anoireed one ounce: mix together

with wheat 1Iour eoough to make them ioto

pane.

Oro the following fromDr BRACHN.

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anmfeed, carraway feed, and greater carda·

moms, 6noly powdered, of each one ounce, Bour

of hrimnooe two ounees, turmerick

6ne powder

one ounce and a half, faffroo

1Il10

grams,

Spanir~

juice dilfolved .in water tWO ounees, oil

aonifeed

hafC ao ounee, liquorice powder ooe Duoce aad

halC, whm,fiowcr a {ulIicient qua.ntilYto malu:

ioto a fiiff pafie, by beating . 11 the ingredienll well

in a monar.

Thefc balls confU! of warm opening ingredicolS ; and,

Diven in fmall quantilies, about the Gze of a pul/et', egg,

will

encourage a free perfpiraúon; but in cafe of a

fe.er,

Ihould be eautiouny co",iDued. They are much more eC·

fieacinus, and io all cafe, fuperior

the Cmier', drtnch–

if difi'olved io a piot of warm ale.

This Gmple method, with good nurling and bot mafhes,

warm waler ¡od c1oathiog, efpecial/y about the he.d and

Ihroat. which promotes Ihe runoing at the nonrib,

will

anfwer the mon fudden colds ; and when the horfe

ffeds heartily, ar.d fnom after ,coughing, moderate exer·

cife emy daywill

~anen

bis reoovery.

To a horfe Joaded with flefh, a rowel may fometlmes

be necefi'ary, as may alfo ¡ geotle purge or twO,

fome,

whco the dillemper is gone off.

FE\\HS

gtlltr~/.

The fymptoms

a fever are greal rellldl'nefs, the

horfe ranging from one end of his rack tO Ihe olher; hlS

flanks beat ; his cyes are red and inflamed; his loogue

pmbcd and dry ; bis brcalh

Íl

bOl, and fmells firong