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away a moderate proportion of blood from 

 the neck^ for, in this advanced ftage of the 

 diforder, appearances of danger can only be 

 fubdued by a removal of obftrudions. It may 

 therefore be naturally inferred (without intro- 

 ducing, in compliance with cuftom, a multi- 

 plicity of prefcriptions to embarrafs the mind 

 and perplex the judgment) that thefe efFeds 

 can only be produced by perfeverance in a 

 repetition of either or both the above, as exi- 

 gencies may dired or didate, till the neceffary 

 difcharges are obtained; without which, in- 

 flammation and mortification will inevitably 

 enfue. Glyfters muft confequently follow 

 each other, without much intermiffion, till 

 the point is carried ; to promote which, let 

 fmall quantities of v/arm thin gruel be fre- 

 quently offered, with one ounce of nitre in 

 each: warm rnaflies may alfo be given, if the 

 horfe fhould be inclined or enabled to receive 

 them. 



Immediate eafe generally fucceeds the necef- 

 fary evacuations, the fubjed then only labour- 

 ing under the laffitude that is fo conftantly the 

 concomitant, of extreme pain. AH obftruc- 

 tions therefore being removed, and plentiful 



difcharges 



