S56 MOLTEN GREASE. 



separated particles of congealed oil in frosty 

 weather; previous to the entire solution of 

 the intestinal contents^ and so long as the 

 dung retains its usual form, the greasy hue 

 appears only upon the surface, but as it ad- 

 vances in disease, it becomes more inti-^ 

 mately united. 



So soon as ever the indications are per^ 

 ceived, proper methods should be instantly 

 taken to relieve Nature from the threatened 

 .oppression, by sucli evacuations as predo- 

 minant symptoms direct ; at any rate let 

 plentiful bleeding be the first step to reduce 

 present, or prevent approaching, inflamma- 

 tion. If fever has not come on too rapidly, 

 give, so soon as circumstances will permit, 

 the mild laxative drink prescribed m:ider the 

 head oi Jlafuknt cJioIic, p. 334; but, should 

 the horse be strong and powerful, (the dis- 

 ease being in its infancy) give without delay 

 the purging dri?ik, p. 42, repeating it in three 

 or four days, if present appearances justify 

 the propriety of the practice. - 



If the subject is greatly depressed with pal- 

 pable fever, disquietude, loss of appetite, and 



