THE NEW POCKET FARRIER. 63 



A COLD IN THE EYES.— ITS TREATxMENT.— 

 A CAUTION IN BLEEDING. 



When a horse has got cold, it sometimes falls into his 

 eyes, which you may know by the symptoms before- 

 mentioned in paffe 60 ; (a running or a thick glare upon 

 them) put your hand to his nostrils, and if you find his 

 breath hotter than usual, it will then be necessary to 

 take a little blood from his neck. 



It is a common thing with some farriers to take two, 

 three, and sometimes four quarts of blood away at one 

 time. I am very much against that practice ; because 

 you rob a horse of more animal spirits than you can 

 restore in a long time, without much rest and high-feed- 

 ing; the latter of which is diametrically opposite to the 

 cure. 



Therefore, a_ pint or quart at most (unless it is very 

 thick and very hot) will be sufficient ; it is safer to take 

 a gallon at five or six bleedings, than two quarts at 

 once, for the reason above. Let me advise you also to 

 take it by measure, I mean in a pint or quart pot ; for 

 when you bleed at random upon the ground, you never 

 can know what quantity you take, nor what quality his 

 blood is of. From such violent methods used with igno- 

 rance, proceed the death of half the horses in the nation. 



What proof must a farrier, a groom 'or a coachman 

 give of his skill, to administer to a horse a comfortable 

 drink (as they call it) composed of diapente, long pep- 

 per, grains of paradise, and the rest of the hot ingre- 

 dients, at a time when his blood is boiling in his veins ? 

 It is like giving a man burnt brandy in a fever. I say, 

 by knowing the true state of your horse's blood, you 

 can better judge what medicines are most proper to give 

 him. 



