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a temporary inconvenience. Therefore, by 

 way of affording fome little change to the cir-- 

 culation of the blood, take away a fmall 

 quantity, and in three or fcur hours after, 

 increafe its impetus by a mafh of malt, oats, 

 and bran, equal parts; continuing it every 

 night for a fortnight, ftirring in two ounces of 

 flour of brimilone every other night ; giving 

 his other feeds (morning and noon) equal 

 parts of oats and bran, wath half a pint of old 

 beans in each, to prevent relaxing the body too 

 much by the mafhes. To give this method of 

 cure fome certainty of fuccefs, regular and 

 fubftantial dreffing, air, exercife, found oats, 

 fweet hay, and good foft water, will greatly 

 contribute. And when by thefe means he has 

 vifibly improved in hide, coat, and condition, 

 let him have twice in the week a brufhing 

 gallop, to produce a tolerable fweat and en- 

 liven the circulation ; taking great care not to 

 let him ftand flill till he is perfeftiy cool; 

 when his dreffing iliould be thoroughly gone 

 through with attention, care, and perfeverance, 

 every night and m.orning, Jf this method 

 Ihould be unattended with fuccefs, there muft 

 be fome unknown caufe lurking behind ; in 

 which cafe go through a mild ccurfe of phyfic, 



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