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(well clothed) walked out for half an hour at 

 leaft. Frequent lupplies of warm water muft 

 be given, aiii two other mafhes at their pro- 

 per timer; by no means omitting to take him 

 out, and walk him gently twice or thrice in 

 the coarfe of the day. But, as purgatives 

 adminiftered to quadrupeds of this defcription 

 cannot, from the great continuation of the 

 inteftinal canal, be expeded to commence 

 their operation in lefs than twenty-four hours, 

 no hurrying; or forcing methods muft be taken 

 to agitate the animal, or produce preternatural 

 efFeds. So foon as the medicin.i begins to 

 operate, kindly J^nd patiently afTift the work 

 by the means before- mentioned, at ftated pe- 

 riods, or at fuch times as the appetite will 

 permit them to be taken ; continuing the 

 maflies no longer than the phyfic is faid to be 

 fet, or (in other words) the excrements become 

 firm, and refume their original form. 



Indeed the managment of horfes, during a, 

 courfe of phyfic, is at prefent fo well under- 

 ftood, that little more need be added upon 

 that fubjeftj excepting the very necefl!ary pre- 

 caution to avoid cold during thefe operations^^ 

 by a proper attention to the variations of thq 

 D 4 weather. 



