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improper accumulation of food, the principal remedy 

 will be plentiful bleeding, abstinence from food, and 

 mucilaginous drinks, such as linseed tea, and the 

 administration of relaxing clysters. If it proceeds 

 from swallowing poison, the cure will be found un- 

 der a different head. 



33. Inflammation of the Bowels. 



Symptoms. — The principal symptom of the disease 

 is a griping pain, which causes the animal to lie 

 down and become very restless ; he frequently turns 

 his head towards his belly, or endeavours to strike it 

 with his hind-foot. The pulse becomes quick, the 

 breathing disturbed, and, when the pain is violent, 

 a copious perspiration takes place. When proper 

 remedies are not employed, the disease terminates 

 in mortification and death. 



Causes. — This disorder may proceed from costive- 

 ness, drinking cold water when much heated, or by 

 being over-driven. 



Cm-e. — In the treatment of this complaint, tlie 

 circumstance of the case must be carefully attended 

 to. ' If the pulse is much quicker than natural,' 

 says Mr. White, ' the imder siu'face of the eyelid 

 unusually red, and the breathing disturbed, let a 

 large quantity of blood be immediately taken away, 

 even five or six quarts ; and then, unless the bowels 

 are already uiuisually open, give the following 

 drink : 



Sulphat of magnesia, - 8 ounces. 



Castor oil, - - - 1 pint. 



Gruel, _ _ - - 1 pint. 



Dissolve the salts in the gruel, and add to them the 

 oil for one dose. 



' The operation of this drink should be assisted 

 by clysters. When all the above symptoms, how- 

 ever, are not observable ; if the under surface of the 



