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entitled to the appeilation of disease^ being 

 in fax:t no more than a temporary inconve-^ 

 nience. Therefore, by way of affording 

 some little change to the circulation of the 

 blood, take away a small quantity, and in 

 three or four hours after, increase its impetm 

 by a mash of malt, oats, and bran, equal 

 parts; continuing it every night for a fort- 

 night, stirring in two ounces of flour of brim- 

 stone every other night; giving his other 

 feeds (morning and noon) equal parts of oats 

 and bran, with half a pint of old beans in 

 each, to prevent relaxing the body too much 

 by the mashes. To give this method of cure 

 some certairity of success, regular and sub- 

 stantial dressing, air, exercise, sc^nd oats, 

 sweet hay, and good soft water, will greatly 

 contribute. And when by these means he 

 has visibly improved in hide, coat, and con- 

 dition, let him have twice in the week a 

 brushing gallop, to produce a tolerable sweat 

 anci enliven the circulation ; taking great care 

 not to let him stand still till he is perfectly 

 cool ; when his dressing should be thoroughly 

 gone through with attention, care, and per- 

 severance, every night and morning. If this 

 ?3iethod should be aviattended with success. 



