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a temporary inconvenience; Therefore, by 

 way of affording fome little change to the cir- 

 culation of the blood, take away a fmall 

 quantity, and in three or four hours after, 

 increafe its impetus by a mafh of malt, oats, 

 and bran, equal parts ; continuing it every 

 night for a fortnight, flirring in two ounces of 

 flour of brimftone every other night; giving 

 his other feeds, (morning and noon) equal 

 parts of oats and bran, with half a pint of old 

 beans in each, to prevent relaxing the body too 

 much by the m-.Oies. To give this method of 

 cure fome certainty of fuccefs, regular and 

 fubftantial drefiing, air, exercife, found oats, 

 fweet hay, and good foft water, will greatly 

 contribute. And when by thefe means he has 

 vifibly improved in hide, coat, and condition, 

 let him have twice in a week a brufliing 

 gallop, to produce a tollerable fweat and en- 

 liven the circulation ; taking great care not to 

 let him ftand ftill till he is perfectly cool 5 

 when his dreffings (hould be thoroughly gone 

 through with attention, care, and perfeverance, 

 every night and morning. If this method 

 fliould be unattended with fuccefs, there mud 

 be fome unknown caufe lurking behind ; in 

 which cafe go through a mild courfe of phyfic, 



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