338 C H O L I C, &s. 



away a moderate proportion of blood from 

 the neck ; for, in the advanced ftage of the 

 diforder, appearances of danger can only be 

 fubdued by a removal of obftrudtions. It may 

 therefore be naturally inferred (without intro- 

 ducing, in compliance with cuftom, a multi- 

 plicity of prefcriptions to embarrafs the mind 

 and perplex the judgment) that thefe effeds 

 can only be produced by perfeverance in a 

 repetition of either or both the above, as exi- 

 gencies may dired: or didtate, till the neceffary 

 difcharges are obtained ; without which, in- 

 flammation and mortification will inevitably 

 enfue. Glyfters muft confequently follow 

 each other, without much intermiffion, till 

 the point is carried ; to promote which, let 

 fmall quantities of warm thin gruel be fre- 

 quently offered, with one ounce of nitre in 

 each : warm mafhes may alfo be given, if the 

 horfe fhould be inclined or enabled to receive 

 them. 



Immediate eafe generally fucceeds the necef^ 

 fary evacuations, the fubjedt then only labour- 

 ing under the laffitude that is fo conftantly the 

 concomitant of extreme pain. All obilruc- 

 tions therefore being removed, and plentiful 

 o difcharges 



