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{ail to operate. With the coarse aloes, it ma3^ he necessary to mix a 

 tea-spoonful or two of powdered ginger, and a table-spoonful of castor 

 or olive oil. The balls, size of a pigeon's egg, may be twisted up, 

 and delivered in a jjiece of soft paper, oiled. In the case of a purge not 

 operating, the Horse being swelled, faint, and sick, give a quart of fhie 

 warm water-gruel, in which has been mixed a quarter to half a pint ot 

 fine olive or castor oil, and a gill of foreign brandy. To be repeated, if 

 needful, with warm mashes. In over purging, a quart of good warm 

 ale, with a table-spoonful of laudanum; or cordial ball and malt mashes. 

 Grooms are very ready to give diuretic balls, they spare trouble and 

 make the Horse's coats look fine : perhaps Glauber salts are the best 

 diuretic for the Horse, but the trouble of administration is not re- 

 lished. 



For indigestion and foul feeding in the stable, if the Horse be robust, 

 an ounce of succotrine aloes, with a diachm of calomel ; the same for 

 worms, the second and third dose being increased in quantity, if need- 

 ful. The Horse being delicate, and not a great feeder, in indigestion, 

 give an ounce of succotrine aloes, with the same quantity of Turkey, 

 rhubarb. 



In Fever, nitre and antimonial powder, are our medicinal sheet-an- 

 chors, together with bleeding, to obviate the inflammatory symptoms. 

 One ounce of nitre, with honey, or treacle and lemon-juice, may be 

 given several times a daj^ in warm gruel, or herb tea, balm, or rue. 

 Or a few tea-spoonfuls of cream of tartar may be used instead of lemon- 

 juice. Or seven drachms of nitre, Avith one of antimonial powder. Sup- 

 port the Horse's strength with malt or oat mashes. Keep cool, yet free 

 from cold, with the girths loose. 



In CataRiIH, or Colds, clothe with warm Avoollen, and secure the 

 Horse from currents of cold air. The first thing to be considered, 

 but too generally overlooked, is, whether the disease have taken 

 an inflammatory, or an opposite turn. Medicine has ever been ex- 

 tremely in the power of fashion, and of late, inflammation in catarrh, 

 existing or not, is tout a-la-mode ; in consequence, phlebotomy by the 

 gallon, and debilitating medicines are exclusively ordered. Bej'ond all 

 doubt, when inflammation is obviously the prominent symptom, ajudi- 



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