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lores his

~pp~tit~, ~nd

nihhb his

¡'~y,

Lut

~ioes

not

(1t~1I'

it, and is f,.,'qu,'ntly linrlliog tO lhe grouod; the

\'Ihol~

body is h(llm thao orrlinary, (thollgh oOt parched,

al i" fome 1Il1l.'mm'tory d,forde,,;) hedungs oflt'n,

litll~

~ta

time,

uf",lIy tord, ,odinlin.1I bits ; hefomeljmes lIales

with JiJliculty .

;10<1

his uri'l< is

high-colour~d

; his fl.nks

~eat ;

and he (eems tO thir(l, bUl drinks liltle al

time,

.no often; hlS pull( bem full ano !lard, tOfifly Urokes

ami upwilrds in a minute.

Tite fi rn¡ntention of cure js bleediog, lO lhe quantilY

of two or

tltr~!

qu,rts. if lhe horfe is IIroog and iogood

Gnndirion; then give him a pint

the following drink,

four times a-day: or an Ollnce of nitre, mixed.p ioto

ball WHh

hon~y,

maybe given thrice a-day, inlteadof the

~rink,

aod w.llhed dowo wim

time

or four horn! of

aoy C,nall liquor.

AK E

of baum, f.1ge aud

~h1momile

fiowers, eaeh a

haodful, I;quorice rool fliced half ao

o~nce,

talt

prunel or nttre three ouoces; infufe io two quam

of boiling water; when cold, (lrai!> off, aod fqueeze

into it lhe juice of two or three Iemoos, and [weet–

en wilh hooey,

As the chief

ingredi.nt

10 be depeoded on io this driok

th~

oitre; it may perhaps be as well giveo io water a–

lone; but as a horfe's (lo01aeh is foon palled, and he reo,

quires palatable medicines, the olher ingredientl may io

that refpeft bave tbeir ufe, Soleyfel for this purpure ad–

.if~s

two ounces of fa!1 of tartar, and one of fal armo–

niac10 be ditrolved in lWO quam of water, and mixed

wima plil of common water, adding a handful of brao

barley-fio.ur

to qualify me uopleafant talle: this may

be given erery day, aod is

ufeful medicine.

His·wet

ftlQUId.

be fcalded brao, giveo io .fmall quao-

1¡lies; which, ir herefufes, lel hi01 have dry bran fprio–

kled wi!h wmr: pUl a bandful of picked hay imo

!he rack, which,

horCe wiU often eat, when he will

10ucb oOlhing elCe ; bis water oeed not be much w. rmed,

bUI Ihould be giveo ofteo, aod io fmall quaotilies: hi,

cJo~tlUng

Ibould .be modente; too much heat and weigbt

en a horre being improper in a fever ; which Icarce eyer

goes nff io critica!

{we.ts

(as Ihofe in the buman body

lerminate) bUl by (lroog perCpiralion.

in a day Or 11'10 he begins 10 eal his brao, and pick

~Iittle

hay; this O1etbod w,lb good ourfing will aorwer:

but if be refufes to Cetd, more blood Ihould be tlkeo

~way,

and Ihe driolts eontinued; 10 which may be added

two

o, Ihree drams of faffron, avoiding at this time

RiL

holter medicines: the folJowing

glyn~r

Ihould be given,

~hich

may be repealed

ev~ry

.day, efpecially if his dung

knotty or dry_

t\Vo handfuls of marfhmallows, aod ooe of cha–

momile flowcrs; fennel Ceed ao hounce; boil in

three quans of water 10 two; (lraio off, and add

four ounm of treacle, aod

pint of linfeed oíl,

or 30y common oil.

.Two quam of wattr·gruel. f,u brolh. or pOI.liquor,

"fuh !he !rcacle .nd oiJ, wil! aofwer Ibis purpoCe; 10

\lhieh may be added a haodful of Calt. Thefe fort of

g!yners are properer tban lhofe with purging iogre–

d,ents.

The

followiog

open~g

drink i,

etredual

mek

y ,

547

fevers , and m,y be givcn

e~ery

Othcr

di.y,

\Vhen lhe gly_

Ihould be omlmd; bUI the oitre b,¡lIs Or drink may

be continued, except on thoCe days thcfe are takeo,

oC cream of tartar and Glauber's falts, eaeh four

ounces; ditrolve in barley water, or any other

Ji.

qtlor: Rn ounce or lWO of leniti.e eleétuary may be

add~d,

or a

dr~m

Or IWO of poU'dcr of jl lJap,

quicken Ihe oper'lioo io fome horCes.

Fonrouoces.of

Glanber's Ca!ts, or creaOloC lartar, with

lhe fame qnanlity of lenilive eleétnary, may be given for

the

f~me

purpoC., if the former (hould nOl 0Feo tbe body

fuflieiently,

In four or five days the horfe geomlly begins to piel

his hay, aod has a feeming relilh to food; mough bis

flanks will heave preny much for a fortoight: ye! lhe

lemper of his badyand relurn of appelile Ihew, thal 00-

thiog

m~re

is requifite lO complete his reeover¡, lh'n

walking him abroad io lhe air, and alIowing plenty oE

clean liner to re(l bim io me fiable.

Thismethodof ueating a fever is fimple, .ccordiog 10

the laws of nature; .od is confirmed by long expericoce,.

to be iofinitely preferable lO the hot mclhod.

The inlemion here is to letreoIhe qoaotity of blood ;

promote lhe f<cretioo of urine and perpiralioo, and eoo1

and dilule tbe fluids iDgeoer:J.

There is another Con of rever

tha~

borfes are rubjefr.

to, of a more complicate aod irregular oature tban me

former; whicb if DOl properly trtaled, oflen proves

fatal.

Thefigos are a now fever with languilhing, aod great

deprellions; Ihe borfe is Cometimes inwardly hOl, aod

oUlwardly cold; al olller lime! bot aU

over,

bUl nOI

to<

3IIy extreme; his oyes look moi(l aod l.oguid;

has

:L.

coolloual mDÍ(lure in his moutb, which is lhe reafon he

feldom tares lO drjok, aod 'wheo he does ir is but liule

at a time.

feeds bUl linle, and leaves off as fooo as

hehas eal a mouthful or two; he moves bis jaws io a.

f«ble, loofe maoner, wilh an uoplealaol gratiog of his

leeth; his body is commonly o?en; his duog. foft aod

moi(l, bU! feldom greafy; his Halio ó is aften irregular,

fometimes linlr,. at utiler times profufe. [eldom high-co–

loured, but rather

p.le

, wim li!lle or DO fedimeot

Wheo a horfe's appetite declioes daily, lül he refuCes

aJl meat, il is abad fign. Wben Ihe fever dOlh oor di–

mioilh, or keep al

(land, bUl increafes, the cafe is

lhen oangerou!, BUI wben il feofibly abates, and his

moulh grows drier, the ¡;ming of his leerh ceafes, his.

appetite mends, and be takes tO hy down (which per–

haps be has oOt done for a fortnight) Ih& are promiling

ligas.

horC~

io ¡hefe fever! alU'ays

run~

at the noCe,

but not the kiodly white direbar ge, as in lhe breaking of

a cold, but of

reddilh

t)T

gr<eoilh dulky coloUI, and of

a coofi llence like glue, aod lIicks l,ke tUIpentioe 10 the

haor on lileinlide of the nonril,: If trusturns tO agteet of

clear thin wOler, tbe horfe's hide keeps open, aod he

mends io his appetile; Ihefe are cemin figos of reco–

very.

The various anJ irregular Cymploms thal·attend lhis

!lo" fever, réquire great fIoJl to dircft Ihe cure, and more.

knowledge of Ihe f)'mptoms of hOl

C(S

difcafes, Ihan Ihe

generali!}'

gcDJ..iemcn are acc¡uaWled witb,

T~c

ex-

pCIltJlced