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is soon palled, and he requires medicines that are some- 

 what palatable, the other things may in some respects 

 have their share of utility. Some recommend for the 

 same purpose, to dissolve two ounces of cream of tartar, 

 and one of sal ammoniac in two quarts of water, which 

 is afterwards to be mixed with a bucket of common 

 water, and given the horse for his drink, adding a hand- 

 ful of bran or barley-meal, to take off the unpleasant 

 taste, and render it more palatable. The following drink 

 is also good in fevers : 



Take Russian pearl ashes, one ounce, distilled vine- 

 gar a pint, spring water a quart, honey four ounces, 

 and when mixed, give a pint three or four times a day.* 



This neutralized mixture, and the nitre mixture before 

 prescribed, may be taken alternately ; they are both effi- 

 cacious medicines, and in some cases may, with propri- 

 ety, be joined to the camphorated julap. While horses are 

 taking these medicines, their diet should be scalded bran, 

 given in small quantities at a time; and should they 

 refuse that, let them have raw bran sprinkled with 

 water, and a handful of picked hay may be put into the 

 rack, which they will frequently eat, while they refuse 

 every other species of food. Their water should not be 

 much warmed, but should be given them often, and in 

 small quantities. Their clothing must be light, as too 

 much heat and weight on a horse that has a fever would 

 be improper. If in a few days the horse that is thus 

 treated begins to eat his bran, and pick a little hay, this 

 method only need be pursued, and in a few days the 

 danger will be over. But if he refuses to feed, and the 

 other symptoms still continue the same, or rather in- 

 crease, it will be necessary to take away more blood ; 

 after which, the drinks may be continued with the addi- 

 tion of about three drachms of saffron, avoiding at 

 present all hotter medicines : the following clyster may 



