106 MODERN FARllIER. 



If the clysters act too powerfully as an astringent, 

 this may be counteracted by adding to each four 

 drachms of common soap ; and if the bowels become 

 obstinately costive, repeat the purgative drench at 

 intervals of about a week. If the muscular system 

 is found very rigid, or the horse lies down, this 

 writer advises to have him slung, which will also 

 facilitate the administration of the medicine. 



In- case the disease has completely locked the 

 jaws, both the medicines and food must be adminis- 

 tered in the form of clysters. The quantity of me- 

 dicine in each clyster must be considerably more. 



Mr, Wilkinson disapproves the amputation of 'the 

 injured part in the tail, when the disease originates 

 from docking ; nor is he partial to incisions or caus- 

 tics, when the complaint arises from a w^ound in any 

 other part of thebody. He prefers warm fomentations, 

 dressings of digestive ointment to the wounded part, 

 and, above all, strict attention to internal medicines. 



63. Bite of a mad Dog. 



The most effectual method of cure, and indeed 

 the only one that should be depended upon, is in- 

 stantly to cut out the part bitten, and afterwards to 

 cauterize it with a hot iron. The surrounding parts 

 should be well rubbed with the following liniment : 



