216 TREATMENT OF DISEASES. 



On recovering from violent over-purging, a 

 seer of well-boiled ground grain, (gradually in- 

 creasing to two,) one map of bran mash, and 

 three drachms of gum-arabic, should be given 

 at each feed for a week ; wheat, or bajree flour 

 gruel, sweetened, always at the first watering 

 time in the morning ; only two gallons of water 

 at each drink, and that with the chill off; very 

 little grass after each feed; a little dried lucern, 

 of the previous day's cutting, is best ; and for the 

 first three days, not moved from his loose stall. 



But inflammation may also come on from the 

 badness of the aloes, (if the stufl* sometimes 

 procured from the bazaar can come under that 

 name,) or from improper ingredients being mixed 

 up, or from the physic being given when the 

 bowels were overloaded ; as well as being caused 

 by over-purging, and the then deadly sudden 

 stopping of the purging with strong astringents. 

 The symptoms are the same. A quick small 

 pulse, from fifty to eighty, and scarcely to be felt ; 

 heaving at the flanks; distressed countenance, 

 and eyelids very red : the feet also become cold^ 

 and the hind leg, up at the stifle, sometimes 

 trembles violently. Treatment : — Bleed four 

 quarts, or more if the horse looks as if he could 

 stand it : blister the whole of the belly, tying the 

 jhool over it : put each foot in water, as hot as 



