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Levigated antimony . 2^ drachms, 

 Purified nitre . 3 drachms, 



Sulphur ... 4 drachms ; 

 e^iven at night, either in a mash, or formed into a ball with 

 the ordinary substances ; to be repeated for several nights 

 in succession, Avith the use of warm clothing, wliich, together 

 with heat of the stable, will cause the sulphur and anti- 

 mony to act with more effect upon the skin. His drink 

 should be slightl} heated, and a moderate quantity of green 

 meat should be given him, if it can be procured at the time. 

 In the mornings he should be walked out for half-an-hour, 

 l)ut his clothing must be warmer than usual. His food 

 must consist of mashes. 



It sometimes happens that the eruption will disappear 

 immediately after bleeding ; but great care must be taken, 

 in this case, to prevent exposure of the animal to cold, as 

 without that precaution a fresh eruption is most likely to 

 follow. If, however, an alternation of the pimples and 

 lumps does take place, and the epidermis and hair begin to 

 fall off in larger patches, then there is reason to apprehend 

 that the disorder will terminate in mange, a comjdaint of a 

 more serious character than that of Avhich we are now 

 treating. Bleeding has seldom to be twice resorted to in 

 surfeit. 



Physic must not be given in cases of surfeit, as it has 

 been found to aggravate rather than alleviate the com- 

 plaint ; because if connected with an unhealthy or irritated 

 condition of the stomach and bowels, a })urgative is certain 

 to increase it. 



MANGE. 



Symptoms. — This complaint is nearly allied to surfeit, 

 and may be mistaken for it. It consists of a pim])led lumpy 



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