38 PHYSIC, &c. 



herence to the following rules) in general pro-,, 

 ceed without the leaft alarm or danger The 

 BALL being given early in the morning, let it 

 be waflied down with a quart of water fiightly 

 warm, to take off the naiijea as much as pof- 

 lible; leave in his rack a little fweet hay; 

 and, in about three hours after, give a warm 

 mafli of Jcalded bran^ containing one fourth 

 oi oats'^ upon which let the water be poured 

 boiling hot, and (land a proper time to cool, 

 before it is put into the manger ; as, by placing 

 it there too hot, the fumes produce an an- 

 tipathy which the horfe does not eafily get 

 over;- on the contrary, by touching the majhy 

 and being biHHi^^, will not be prevailed upon 

 to attempt it in future. In cafe of a fixed 

 averfion to 7naPoes, a feed of bran may be 

 given at the flated periods, in which may be 

 mixed one quart of ground oatmeal. 

 Water proportionally warm may be given him 

 to the quantity of half a pail thrice in the day; 

 and let his majh be repeated twice that day 

 alfo, and early on the following morning, 

 about which time the phyfic may be expeded 

 to begin its operation j but if the mafh (hould 

 be refufed, a pail of warm water may be fub- 

 fliluted j, and in two hours after the horfe 



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