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hand -rubbing the stomach. After a few minutes of this 

 treatment eructations came freely, to his obvious relief. I 

 continued the rubbing for some considerable time, and at the 

 end of an hour he was in a fit state to be gently moved 

 round the stable-yard. All liquid should be strictly kept 

 from a horse in this state, as its tendency is to swell the 

 grain in the inside. When I left my patient there was no 

 need to put on the setting-muzzle ; the poor beast was not 

 at all likely to eat his litter, or, indeed, anything else, for a 

 good many hours. When I saw him in the morning he was 

 dull and heavy-eyed, but no longer suffering from the wind 

 spasms of the previous night. Very gentle usage, and the 

 substitution of warm mashes for corn during the next two 

 days, completely restored him to health. If a horse does not 

 seem to entirely recover within a short time of the over- 

 gorging, a mild purgative had best be resorted to, though 

 this is rarely needful. 



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