THE I?EW POCKET FARRIEK. 97 



of ignorance and stupidity, than to suppose the same 

 disorder will, in different constitutions, always submit to 

 the same mode of treatment. 



The following fever powders are used: 1. Two 

 drachms of tartar emetic and five drachms of nitre. — 

 2. Two drachms of antimonial powder, and four drachms 

 each of cream of tartar and nitre. 



The following fever drink can be recommended : one 

 oz. spirits of nitre, six oz. minderus spirit, and four oz. 

 of water. 



SWELLED NECK.-^CURE. 



If a farrier, in bleeding, miss the vein, do not let him 

 strike his fleam a second time into the same place ; be- 

 cause it sometimes makes the neck swell, and proves 

 troublesome to cure ; and as the extravasated blood in- 

 fallibly makes the neck swell, and the jugular vein rot 

 quite away from the orifice up to the jaw-bone, and 

 downward almost to the shoulder, (which may prove the 

 loss of your horse ;) he should take care, in the pinning, 

 that he leaves not a drop of blood between the flesh and 

 the skin. 



Note. — The nearer the throat you bleed him, the bet- 

 ter. The vein is not so apt to swell into a knot, as if 

 bled lower. 



The turnip poultice makes the best cure ; but if the 

 neck should happen to be extremely bad and a tumour 

 should form, when you feel matter fluctuate under your 

 finger, it is best to open it and give a free discharge, and 

 dress it with the horse-ointment, keeping the neck ele- 

 vated. 



A horse after bleeding should not eat hay for half a 

 day, lest the motion of the muscles should bring on an 

 inflammation and swelling. 

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