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and GENTLE exercife, which in general loon 

 effed; the cure of fuch COLDS as are counter- 

 adled upon the iirft attack. 



On the contrary, fliould time or circum- 

 ftances have prevented thofe early advantages, 

 the attack has been negleded, and the diforder 

 made a rapid progrefs ; fhould the cough be 

 njiolent and conftant, the horfe very dull and 

 heavy, declining his food, and the iympto- 

 matic fever run high, the blood will confe- 

 quently prove as before defcribed. In fuch 

 cafe the fymptoms will perhaps not immedi- 

 ately fubmit to the above plan fo foon as may 

 be wiihed or expedled, therefore repeat your 

 bleeding in two or three days at fartheft, accord- 

 ing to the ftate and neceffity, altering the 

 mafhes to equal parts of malt and bra?j, fcalded 

 with boiling water ; when nearly cool enouo^h 

 for the manger, ilir in of elecm?ip(ine, anifeed^ 

 and liquorice powders, each one ounce ; let this 

 be reapeated every night and morning, continu- 

 ing the noon-feed dr)% and the nitre two 

 punces in the water, as before direfted. 



Let it be remembered, for confolation, that 

 COLDS or COUGHS thus treated^ before they 



have 



