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bowds, Ihrow out Iheir .Iimenl unoigdlcd; Ihcir dnng

is h.bilually Infl, and of a pale colour; Ihey feeo poorly,

and gel no fie/h:

remedy Ihis complainl,

~ive

Ihe fo:l–

lowing purse I\VO or Ihree limes; and then the infufion

Ihe

~uanllly

of a pinI

ev~ry

moming.

AK F

fnecolrine aloes fix d"m" Ihubarb powdered

Ihreo drams. myrrh and faffron eaeh a dram

make

inlo a ball with (yrup of ginger.

lnfrif'M.-

zedoary,

g~ntÍan,

winler! bark, lnd

orange·ped, of eaeh

1"'0

ounces ; pomegranale.bark

and balauOine, of caeh an ounee: ehamomile flowm

and eentaury, each ahandful ; einnamon and c1oves,

eaeh 'n ounee: iofure iDa gallon of pon or nrong

beer.

The bloody flux is a diflemper horres are not very fub–

je/l tO; bOlVever, as it fomelimes do" oeeeur, whenever

blood is di(eharged, anended ,,·ith gripings, ,nd grm

p,in in the bowels, if the flux is not (peedily refl"ined,

!hehOI(e probably may be (oon lofl : \Ve recommcod Ihere–

{orethe follolVing glyfler and drink for Ihat purpofe.

TUE

oak·bark four ouom. tormemil·rool tOlO oun–

ces, burnt han/horn three ounees; boil in three

quam of forge.water tO IWO

flnin off, and add

tIVOounee! of di,feordium, four ounees of f1areh.

and half a dr,m of opium.

glylter m, y,tfo be prepm dwilh Ihe fame quantityof

fat broth, flarch and opium, io order tO plaifler over the

(om of the bowds, and abale their violenl irritations.

Alfo,

ARE

foft chalk IWO ounm, mithridate or di.rcordi-'

um one ounce, powder of (ndiao·rool half a dram,

(iquid laudanum fifly or fixty drops

dilfolve in a

piol of hm/horn drink, and add tOit four ounees

of cionamoo-waler or red wine: gi.e il lwice a–

dav.

Cum'mbiedilfolved in hartlhorn drink, or in common

waler, Ihould be the horre's urual drink.

When horres are apt to be cofli,e, from whalel'er

caufe ir arifes, pende openers /hould be given; fueh as

eream of tamr, Glauber's (ahs, and lenitive elclluary

four ounees of any t\\lO of lhtre dilfolvcd in warm ale,

,,'hey, or waler, given

every

olher morning for l\lloor

three ¡imcs, \IIill anrwer this purpofe ; efpecially if aflifled

by an oily emollicm glyflrr, preparcd wllh a hanrlfuI of

{.h, Sealded bran or bmly, wilh an ouncc of feougreek

and lin{eed, oecafionally given, will prevent Ihis eom–

plaint: but where it i, cooOitutional, and proeeed, fronl

the power and force of JigeOion in Ihe Oomach and gut!,

as fometime. happens, and the horfe is otherwife in per·

fe/l heahh, no inconvenience will arire from it; and il i,

obfervcd Ihat Cueh horres

are

able tO endure grw {a–

ligue and

I~bour.

ÚfWORMS

ami

BOT!.

A UTHnRl

h~\'e

defcribed three diffe renl for s of

w~rms

IhJt aa-c/l hNreS,

,·iz.

}J' /I,

whieh ynung horres

ale often truuhkd with in the

rprin~;

the

Rolunli,

thore

re(cmblin~

euch worms; and the

A{cafida,

thofe about the fizeof the largelt fcwing nerille, wilh ftJt

.beads.

y ,

Thc bon which brero in the

O~maehs

of hOrrel, lnd

are roml·times the

ea\lf~

of conoullions, appcar to be m y

large

ma~gots,

compu(cd uf circular ringl, "'¡Ih I,ule

fh.lrp pricl:ly feet aloog the fidcs of their h<lIics (hke the

feet of hog.lice), whieh by their /harpoefs (hke the

poion of the hnef! needlel) feem

be of ufe to faOen

them to the par! where they breed and draw Ibeir

nouri/hment, and

prevent their heing loorened from

Cueh adhefion before they come

maturity. The egg'

fromwheno:e thefe bon are produeed, are di(perred illlO

c1uflers all round the lower orifiee of Ihe fIomach, IJld

are bid uncler the inner coal or Ihio memhrane of Ihe

flomaeh; (o lhal when the animal! come

formaodlife,

Ihey burfl

Ihrong~l

this ionereoal \Vith thdr hreeeb and lail

f1 raighl outwards, and their trunks (o fi xed iOlo the muf–

eular Or flc/hy coat of the Oomaeh, !hat il fomeliDlcs

(t.

quires a good puUto direngage them

from!he blood of

this

l.fI

eoal ttey draw their nouri/hment, whieh Ihey

fuck like ro many leeehes, emy Ofte ulcm ting and pllr–

fing up Ihe

pan

whm it fixes like a honey.comb; and

they oflen make {ueh quick havoek,

deOroy lhe

horre.

The fymploms of warm,

ar:

oarious. The hOIl lhal

many horfes are Iroubleu " ilh in the beginoing of lhe

fummer, are alIVays feen ílicking

the Orail gut, and

are often thrufl OUI with the dung, with

ycllowilh co·

loured maner like melted (ulphur

tbey are DOlllayl

dangelous there, but are apt

makc a horre reOltfs an"

uneafy, and rub his brm h againll the poOs, TherelrOn

of Iheir eoming is urually in the Dlooths of May and

JUDe, after whieh they are feldom

he reen, and rare–

Iy contÍnue in any one horre abooc a fOIlDight or three

weeks. Thofe that take thdr

lo~gment

in the Oomath,

are extremely dangerous by c;o.ufing coovolfior.,

and are

feldom dircomed by any previous figns before Ihey come

hfe, when lhey thtow a horre ioto violenI agonie,.

The other kindl

are

mnre troublefome thaDdangeroul

but are known by lhe following figns: The horre look,

lean and jaoed, his hair fiares as if he was furfeiled, anq

nothing he cm makel him thrioe

he ofteo Orrke. hi,

hind.feel againfl his brlly, is fometimel griped, .but with–

out lhe .iolent fymptoms thal altCnd a cholie or fIrangu–

ry' for he never rolls and tumbles, but onlr /helll' un–

eafiners, and generally lays himfcJf down quietly

hi,

belly for a liule while, and IheD gel!

and falls

~ fee~.

ing; bUI the {uren fign is \Vhen he vOld, theO! wllh hll

dong.

F~r

Ihe cure of

bou

in the Oomaeh, we hm already

taken notice thal c.lomcl /hould firfl be given iDbrge

quanlilies, and repcated at proper inte"als, (fet

j .

col.

l.)

lE!hiops mineral, or fome of lhe und. r IlItnuontd

forms, maybe given afterwards.

. •

RUIbots iothe firait gUt may be coredby

&1"?S

the horro

fpoonful of favin, rut very {mall, once or III'1(t a·day In

hi, om or bran, moifiened; and three or foor

c10ftl

garlick may be added o

adfant~ge

Gi.t

alfo 2n

¡–

lettie pllrge betweeo whllcs

the followins flanda r • nI–

mended.

Al E

fine (uccotrine aloes, ten drams; frelh

lla

one dram' ariflochia, or birtb\Volt, anJ 'myrr

ro",dcrcJ,