EXERCISE. 227 



composed of malt and bran, equal parts, 

 merely to soften the indurated contents of the 

 intestines, and promote their more expedi- 

 tious discharge during the gradual exercise 

 in the following days ; exciting the vessels to 

 an increased secretion of urine, by the inter- 

 position oi txvo ounces of nitre , thoroughly dis- 

 solved in the water of each morning, when 

 horses will in general drink it with a greater 

 degree of avidity. This plan regularly per- 

 severed in for six or eight days, with daily 

 increasing exercise and good substantial dress- 

 ings in the stable (more particularly patient 

 rubbing of the legs downwards) may be 

 reasonably expected to carry off the reple- 

 tion, in part, or all, according to the state and 

 condition of the horse, or the time of its ac- 

 cumulation. 



On the contrary, should the blood in five 

 or six hours after it is taken away be found to 

 contain but a small portion of crass amen- 

 tum, in proportion to the much greater of 

 SERUM ; and such coagulum to be of a 

 florid healthy appearance, I could not doubt 

 even for a moment but such swellings of 

 the legs, cracks, grease, defluxions of the 



