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Thus much produced to inculcate the doc- 

 trine of the difeafe, let us endeavour toeftablifli 

 (contrary to the cuftom of a century paft) the 

 mofl: rational and lefs objcdiionable mode of 

 obtaining rti;ef in cafes of fo much pain and 

 trouble. So lOon as the attack is difcovered 

 or the appearance of difeafe is afcertained, 

 let blood be taken away with a proper re- 

 ference to the diredions given under that 

 head; letting your quantity be proportioned to 

 the fize, ftaie, and ftrength of your horfe; and 

 fo foon as the blood is cold, let an examination 

 be made of its ftate, and proceed accordingly. 

 If you find the blood is firmly coagulated 

 with a fmall proportion of ferum or liquid, 

 that the craflamentum. or mafs, is iiv id, with a 

 coat of fize, or gelatinized master, upon the 

 furface, you may immediately conclude there 

 is too great a tenacicy and adhefion in the 

 BLOOD for the office of circulation through the 

 fmaller veflcls; and that fuch quality has con- 

 tributed to the cauf of obft^udion under 

 which the fubjedt is difcovered to labour. If 

 the difeafe is in its earlieft ftate, and does not 

 feern to indicate rdpidjig?7s of inveteracy^ and 

 the horfe is not remarkablyy^.^/ or out of con- 

 Mtion^ it may probably fubmit to tne mildeft 



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