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powdend, ereach IWO drams ; oi! of favio and am–
ber, of eaeh one dram i fyrup of buckthorn eoolgh
10 form into a baJl.
But 11 the fouree of worl!!5 in general proeeeds from
a vitimd appetite and a weak digdlion, recourfe muA:
lira be had to mercurials, and afterwards to fueh Ihiogs
as are proper 10 firenglhen Ihe llomach, promole dige.
fiion, and, by deIIroying thefuppofed ova, preveollhe rege:
neration of Ih& <lnimals. Thus, two .drams of calomel
may be given with half 3n "O\lOce of diapeote, and mixed
\lp IVitheonfene of wormwood, over night ; and 1he neKt
morning the aboye purge: thele .m2Y be repealed fiK or
eight d~ys Or .the following 'mereurial purge may be
civen, which will be leCs troublefome, RDd 00 lef. effiea,
do!!s.
T AKE erude 'luiekfilver 111'0 dmm, Veniee \llrpenline
half an ounee i rub me quiekfilver tiJl no glifiening'
appears i tOcn add an ounee of aloes, a dram of
grated ginger, thiny drops of oil of f••in, and a
Jilfficient quantit)' of ryrup of buckthorn to make a
ball.
One of thefe balls may be given every fix days, with
rtle ufual precautiont in regard tO mercurial phyfie; and
tbefe powders intermediately.
T AK E powdered tin and lEthiops mineral of mh half
an ounee: give every night in a malh, or among
his eorn.
The various preparations of antimooy and mereury
mufi be given fevera! weeks logelher, in order 10 get'en"
rire riddance of thefe vermio. The lElhiops mine'ral
may be given lO Ihe quaDtil)' of half anounee a.day i Ihe
the mercurius alkalifatus 10 111'0 drams a day, incorpora-.
ted with"a bit of cordial ball. The cinnabar powders,
as direéled in rhe farer, are no ler. eft'eélual: aod whea
worms are bred from high feeding, or unwbolefome
food; rue, garlick, tanfy, favin, boK, and many olher
funples,· mar be given fueeefsfullyi beiog for Ihat pur–
pofe miKed with their rood i as atfo cut 10bOK:co, from
~If an ounee to an ounte a·day.
Of tht YELLOWS, Dr ]AUHDICE.
HORSES are frequeOlly rubjeél to Ihis diílemper:
~hich is known by. a du/ky yellownefs of Ihe eyes i Ihe
Infide of Ihe moulh and lips, Ihe toogue and bars of Ihe
roof of the Qloulh, looking airo yellow. The horfe is
dull, and refufes all manoer of food i Ihe fever is fiow,
~I both thal and Ihe yellownefs ioereafe IOgelher. The
dcng is often hard and dry, of a pale yellow, or lighl
paJe green. His urine is eommonly of a dark dirty brown
eolour i and when il has feuled fome lime on Ihe pave–
menl, it lookl red like blond. He fiales with fome Pdin
and diffieulty i and if Ihe difiemper is nOI cheeked (000,
grolYs dclirou! and franlie. The off-fide of Ihe belly is
fomelimes hard aod difiended i and io old hortes, IVheo
Ihe liver has been long difeafed, the cure is nOl praélica.
ble, and ends fmlly wiln a IVáíliog dimhrea: bUI when
IhediOemper is recent, and io young horfes, there is no
fm .01 areeovery, if the following direélioos areobferved.
Flrfi of all bleed pleolifully; aod give Ihe laK31KTC
c1ytlar (p. 547. col. 1. par. 2. from Ihe bOllom) as horfes
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are apl ID be 'l'ery coflive iD Inisdinemper i Ind the oeltt
day give himlais purge.
TA KE of I.odian rhubarb powdertd one ouoee and a
f.nfroo 111'0 drams, foeeotrioe ai1les fix dums,
fyrup of bucklhorn • fuffieient quantilY.
If the rhubarb fuoald be found 100 expen6ve, omit it,
aod ada lhe {¡me quanliry of m am of lartar, and half
an ?unte of Caflile fOlp, with four drams more of aloe,.
Thls mar be repe2led tIYOor Ibree (imes, giving iOlerme.
dlmly the followlog balls ánd drink.
TAKE of lEthiop's mioeral In ouoee, millepede,
~he faale quantilY, Cafiilt foap one ounee i makc
lOto a ball, aod give one every day, and wafu it
down ",ilh t pint of this deeoélioo.
T HE madder·root Ind íurmeriek of eaeh four oooees,
burdoek·root fiieed half a pouod, Monk's rhabarb
folJ1' ounee" liquoriee fiieed IIVO OUDees i ."boil 'in ~
galiO!) of r 10 tbree quam i lfir,aiá offi
and fweeten with honey.
Balls of Cafiile foap aod turmerick may be giveo alfo
for this purpofe, 10 Ihe qQ~olity of Ihree or four Ouocea
a day, ami will iD mofi reeeol eafes foeceed.
By Ihefe meaos Ihe ddlemper generally :!bates ina
week, whieh may be difcovered by ao alteration in the
horfe's eyes lnd moolh i but themedicines mull be'eonti–
nued till the yellownefs is iOlirely removed. Should Ihé
difiemper prove obltinate, and not fubmit 10 this treat.
ment, you mofi try more potent remedies, viz. mercu–
rial phyfie, repealed tIVO or Ihree limes at proper ÍDttr-'
vals i aod then the follolVing balls.
TA KE fall of lart., IIVO ounee!, cionabar of aOlimony
four ounees, live millepedes and filings of fiecl of
each three ounees, faffroo half an ouoee, Caílile or
Veoice map half a pouod: make iOl9 balls, Ihe
fizeof a pullel's egg, IVith hooey i and give cne, night
aod moroiog, wilh a pim of the aboye drink .
It wiHbe proper, on his reeovery, to give Iwoer l-bree
mild purges; and if a fal fuI! horte, to pUl in aTOIVeI.
O[ the Difordm of the KIDHE VI ami BLADDH.
THE figns of the kidneys being hurt or affeéled are,
a weakoefs of Ihe baek and loios, difficulry of fialiog,
fainlnefs, lofs of appetile, and deadnefs iDthe e~es i Ibe
urioe is Ihiek, foul, and fomelimes bloody, efpecially af.
ler a violeol firain . A horfe difeaCed io his 'kidneys can
feldom 6acl, Ihal is, move firan backwards wnhout
pain, whieh is vifible as often a~ he is pUllO¡he trial :
Ihe fame Ihing is obrervab1e iodeed in horCe!, whore
backs have been wrung and IVrenehed i bUI wilh Ims dif.
ference, Ihat in Ihe laller there is feldom aoy'<lefea or
afteralion in Iha urine, exeepl thal il is higher cóloured.
Bleeding is th~ prime r~m~dy, and that plentirully, in
arder 10 prevent rnflammauon i and Ihe more fo, 'if a fe.
ver mends adiffieulty in fialiog, for theo we ma)' fufpcél
Ihe kidneys already ioflamed. A rOIVel in Ihe belly has
been found IIfefnl ; and Ihe following balls may be given
twice or thriee a·day, wilh a pint of marlhmallow ,deeoe.
ti?n, in IVhieh half ao ouoee of gum arabie is dnrotved,
IV!'h an ounce of honey.
T AKE luealellus·balfam one ounee, fpermaeeti filt
t 6 B dr.lJ1l!,