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THE MODERN SYSTEM 



worth, whose Horses were under iny care ; 

 he worked the Horse for about five years, but 

 he never recovered, and ultimately died of 

 inflammation of the lungs. 



I before stated, this disease most frequently 

 attacked coach and hack-horses, and the con- 

 siderable number I have had the care of, 

 confirms me in this opinion ; but it most 

 frequently attacks these Horses in the back 

 and loins ; and for the treatment of these 

 Horses, I would recommend abstracting about 

 three quarts of blood, according to size and 

 constitution, and if the inflammatory symptoms 

 are severe, then give the following : 



Take Barbadoes aloes from 4 to 6 drams. 

 Ginger - - - 1 do. 



Dis:i talis 



1 do. 



Soft soap to form a ball. 



After the bowels are freely opened. 



Take Oil. turpentine - - 2 oz. 



Olive Oil - - - 2 do. 

 Ammonila - - - 4 drams. 



Apply some of this liniment to the spine of 

 the back, where the stiffness appears most, 

 which will in all probability be across the 

 loins ; should these means not prove effectiial, 

 1 have been successful, after havina: cast the 

 Horse, in introducing setons, one on each side 

 of the back-bone, near the loins, and dressing: 

 with digestive ointment. 



When this disease attacks young Horses, it 

 is generally in the acute form, but mostly free 

 from fever ; colts, about two or three years old, 

 are mostly subject to it, and that principally in 

 the winter months, when they are at grass, 

 and the pasture is bad, not containing any 

 nourishment. I consider acute rheumatism 

 in this case, to arise as much from debility as 

 any cause> the colt not being able to bear up 



against the inclemency of the weather. Aa 

 soon as the lameness is discovered, for here 

 the joints are the principal seat of disease, 

 (and mostly the fetlock joints) ; therefore 

 have your colt immediately housed, and should 

 it arise from debility, you must in no wise 

 bleed ; for the cold and wet generally is the- 

 cause, and he requires tonic medicines to 

 rouse and strengthen the system, therefore in 

 the first place — 



Take Gentian, powdered - 12 drams. 



Anise-seed, do. - - 12 do. 



Liquorice, do. - - 12 do. 



Antimony, do. - - 1 lb. 



Sulphur - - - 12 ounces. 



Rub well together in a mortar, and divide 

 into twelve packets. Give one in the Horse's 

 feed, night and morning. For food, take good 

 hay, and half oats and bran, three times a day. 



Apply flannel bandages to all liis legs, 

 round the fetlock and pasterns ; this, in 

 general will remove the pain, after having 

 rubbed in some of the foregoing liniment, but 

 do not bathe the joints, as by so doing the 

 evaporation arising afterwards will produce 

 cold, and consequent stiffness, leaving the 

 matter worse than they were at first. 



Some of the old farriers have termed this 

 disease, the flying lameness, in consequence of 

 it going frequently from one part to another ; 1 

 just make this remark, that should " The 

 Modern System of Farriery'" fall into the 

 hands of agriculturists, &c., where the term 

 has become familiar, they may know how 

 to detect and treat the disease. 



ANTiCOR. 



Is a disease of the chest or belly, being a 

 species of tumour formed by the debile state 



