314 STAGGERS, &c. 



This is abfolutely the faft brought into the 

 compafs of truth, and will exculpate me from 

 the accufation of negledt or deception in not 

 treating feparately upon fuch difeafes ; and, 

 by introducing a train of imaginary fymptoms, 

 endeavour to give the appearance of weight 

 'to what muft be termed a mere matter of 

 conje(5lure. As they are diforders that luckily 

 happen but feldom, I fhall confine myfelf to 

 their defcription and treatment as the Jlaggers 

 and convu>fions only \ the inftruftions neceflary 

 for the management of thofe being univerfally 

 ^ admitted adequate to the intentional cure of 

 the long lijft diet cceteras. 



Horfes, upon the approach of any of thofe 

 diforders, whofe feat is direcflly in the brain, 

 or nervous fyftem, difplay a previous weak- 

 nefs and inactivity, feeming to move reluc- 

 tantly, reeling or ftaggering in their walk, 

 frequently blinking their eyes, as feeling fome 

 aukward depreffion or uneafmefs from the ef- 

 fefl: of light j they are averfe to handling, and 

 brought out of the ilable with difficulty : in 

 time, a vifible tremor comes on, and after 

 reeling (or frequently turning round, if loofe) 



they 



