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a very considerable degree are absolutely ne- 

 cessary. 



Two or three quarts of blood may be taken, 

 and the bowels may be kept in a laxative state 

 by mild purges, such as four drachms of aloes 

 given at a dose, night and morning, until they 

 operate ; the horse to be fed with bran mashes, 

 and the same precautions attended to as are ge- 

 nerally observed in physicking. 



The best lotion which can be applied, is a 

 mixture of one-fourth vinegar to three-fourths 

 of water, to be used with a clean spunge and 

 light hand very frequently. A rowel under 

 the jaw, or blisters applied to the cheeks, will 

 be found highly useful, together with regular 

 exercise, just sufficient to produce a moisture 

 on the skin. Draught horses of every descrip- 

 tion are probably more subject to inflamed eyes, 

 arising from the pressure of the collar prevent- 

 ing a free circulation of blood in the head. 



D 4 Young 



