70 THE GREASF. 



The necessity of this basis is seldom or never 

 considered, and foulness, humours, &c. are 

 assigned indiscriminately to horses of all ages, ^; 

 habits, and constitutions, and caeteris paribus, | 

 the same mode of treatment is uniformly per- ! 

 sisted in. 



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Experience has proved that this mode of ■ 



treatment is not always attended with success, | 



and it remains to enquire into the causes of its ' 



failure. The original cause of the grease is de- i 



I 

 bility in the system. Other circumstances, J 



however, concur in its production, which will ' 



be noticed in their proper places. DebiHty ' 



may arise from directly opposite causes, viz. re- ; 



pletion and exhaustion. ' 



I 

 Tpie healthy state of all animals is constituted I 



by a due and regular circulation of the blood, : 



and an uniform maintenance of the natural I 



evacuations of the body. - 



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Whatever ,' 



