94 PHYSICKING. 



week from the time the first dose was exhibited, 

 a stronger may be given, preparing the animal 

 the last two days as before. 



Should the physic have been a drench,* pre- 

 cisely the same rules are to be followed through- 

 out ; but the purging will in this case commence 

 on the evening of the same day, or about six- 

 teen hours after it is given. Whenever it does 

 commence, he may have bran mash, grass, and 

 water with the chill off. You can give these 

 mashes warm, but there is no occasion for any 

 extra clothing ; and, if he has not been accus- 

 tomed to any clothing at all, do not put any 

 on, unless the weather is damp or cold. If 

 he has been standing outside, he should, during 

 these six days, be brought under cover ; but 

 never dream of putting him into a shut-up, 

 close stable, like many of those in Bombay. 

 Such is far more hurtful and dangerous than 

 leaving him outside. 



If the dose you have given was not a mild 

 one, which it ought to have been if you were 

 not aware of your horse's constitution, and he 

 should purge more than ten times, give im- 

 mediately a quart of lukewarm finest bajree, 

 or wheat-flour gruel, with two drachms of gum 



* Have a drachm of aloes more than you are going to give, 

 finely powdered, so as to be ready in" case of spilling. 



