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every month, and follow in that track, yon 

 will have little need for Part IV. But I must 

 here again remind you, an Arab horse is not 

 an English horse, nor is India England; and 

 consequently, I advise you to adhere as strictly 

 as possible to the directions I lay down, and 

 not foolishly to alter the quantities of physic, 

 or substitute other ingredients, or give them 

 at different intervals than those prescribed, with- 

 out first consulting some person who is capable 

 of fully explaining to you the nature of the 

 illness, as well as the virtues of the pharma- 

 ceutical compound. 



In all diseases of the sudden acute kind, 

 a horse's fate is decided in less than one-half 

 the time a man's would be; consequently, you 

 cannot be too prompt in rendering relief; at 

 the same time, never commence with either 

 lancet or physic till you have formed some 

 idea of the nature of the malady; the grand 

 art consists in "giving the proper medicine, in 

 the proper dose, and at the proper time ;" so 

 rather stand by the animal for half an hour with 

 the book in your hand, watching the symptoms as 

 they gradually present themselves ; for there are 

 few amateurs who would not very frequently save 

 their horses, if they would only wait and dis- 

 cover the disease, before commencing with their 



