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body lax, and not suffer it to get too much 

 debilitated, but regular in evacuations. 



The disease, if arising from the cause before 

 mentioned, and attacked in its infancy, will 

 geilerally submit to the above course of treat- 

 ment only ; but in more advanced cases 

 double the quantity may be required, and in 

 addition to which abstract three or four quarts 

 of blood, which will be found highly beneficial ; 

 but you will find almost in all cases the above 

 balls to have the desired eflfect ; but should 

 you not be so fortunate, or the disease happen 

 to a large cart-horse, increase the dose of 

 aloes a little according to circumstances ; if the 

 Horse should be weak and emaciated, you 

 then decrease it a little. After the Horse's 

 medicine has completely set, and he appears 

 to be going on well, give the following: 



CORDIAL ball: 



Take Anise seeds 

 Ginger 

 Liquorice 

 Caraway seeds 



1 ounce. 



- 1 do. 



- 1 do. 



- 1 do. 



Treacle sufficient to form the mass. 



Give an ounce of this mixture every morning 

 fasting ; should it be a cart-horse, increase 

 the quantities of each, and give an ounce 

 and a half for a dose. 



During the time of taking these, let the 

 former instructions relative to food, exercise, 

 dressing, &c., be strictly adhered to, with such 

 other attentions as circumstances require, 

 remembering to relinquish the medicines 

 every second morning, or once in three, but 

 not to discontinue them entirely, till all symp- 

 toms disappear. 



The distinct kind of this disease, arising 

 from a remote and very discouraging cause, 

 is that species originating in an induration, or 



schirrosity of some or great part of the liver * ; 

 I say discouraging, because there is little or no 

 hope of obtaining a cure ; and this may 

 naturally be concluded, even by a superficial 

 consideration of the case, from the remote 

 situation of the organ, and the still useless 

 application of medicines. We can only pal- 

 liate the disease. The first thing to be done, is 

 to extract blood, to the quantity of three, 

 four, or five quarts ; this is of course premised 

 to reduce the contents, and take off some 

 degree of stricture from the vessels ; remove 

 obstructions of the body by mashes of bran 

 and speared barley, for two or three days pre- 

 vious to administering any medicines. When 

 his bowels are pretty lax, give the following : 



Take Calomel - - 6 drams. 

 Antimony - - 6 ounces. 

 Sulphur - - C do. 



Rub well together in a mortar, and divide 

 into six povvders. Give the Horse one of the 

 powders in his feed every other night, first 

 having slightly sprinkled the corn with water : 

 on the intermediate days, in the mornings, give 



Glauber salts - - 3 ounces. 

 Linseed meal - - 2 do. 

 Cream of tartar - 1 do. 



Dissolve the glauber salts and cream of tartar 

 in a quart of warm water, then add the meal, 

 being first mixed with a little cold water ; 

 horn this draught down carefully, and if the 

 disease appears to be removed, give a course 

 of the cordial ball, as directed in the preceding 

 case. 



* This you will be assisted in the knowledge of, by 

 pressing your hand sharply against the region of the 

 liver on the right side. 



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