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It IS a confolation in this diftemper, that a 

 fymptom of danger feldom occurs, unlefs from 

 negleft or abfolute cruelty in ufing or driving 

 a horfe to extremity in the height of difeafe, 

 fo as to produce great fever and inflammation. 

 The diforder generally terminates with a run- 

 ning at the nofe, in a greater or lefs degree, 

 which fliould be frequently cleanfed from the 

 infide of the noftrils, by means of a fponge 

 fufficiently moiftened in warm water to pre- 

 vent its acquiring an adheiion to thofe parts, 

 or a foulnefs and fcetidlty that would fhortly 

 become acrimonious and corrofive. When 

 the wound is entirely healed, the horfe has 

 regained his appetite, and may be confidered 

 perfedly recovered from the languor and de- 

 bilitation which this complaint conftantly pro- 

 duces, he fliould be put upon a gentle courfe 

 of mild mercurial phyfic^ if there are no cir- 

 cumftances to forbid it: this fhould be pre- 

 pared with due attention to his ftate and con- 

 dition, feleding it from the variety of purging 

 prefer iptions afforded by the index under that 

 head. And this becomes the miorc immedi- 

 ately neceffary, iliould a copious and ofFen- 

 five difcharge continue from the noftrils after 

 kealing the abfcefs, and leav<»rcom to fufpedl 



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