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This is to be repeated in three or four hours, 

 if by the evacuation of foul indurated excre- 

 ments and expulfion of wind a proportion or 

 relief is obtained, but the fubjedl not perfectly 

 at eafe; on the contrary, (hould no reUef be 

 obtained, and the horfe continue in extreme 

 pain, recourfe muft be inftantly had to the 

 following laxative Jnnk, which, if circum- 

 fiances require, muft be occalionally repeated 

 till relief is obtained by great expulfions of 

 wind or plentiful evacuations. 



Take fenna two ounces; boil a few minutes in 

 three quarters of a pint of water, with three 

 drachms of ginger bruifed-, then ftrain and 

 diiTolve in the liquid four ounces of lenitive 

 eled:uary, and fix drachms of folubile tartar; 

 adding three ounces of tindure of fenna, and 

 one of [he tindture of jalap. 



So foon after this as the horfe is inclined 

 fupply him frequently with fmall quantities of 

 lubftantial gruel moderately warm; and when 

 he is fo much relieved that the pains have evi- 

 dently fubfided, in confequence of either of .the 

 above modes of treatment, let him be fupplied 

 with comfortable maflies, and warm water 

 (flightly impregnated with gruel) at proper 



intervals. 



