ing, as in all other cases of bleeding ; but if the ani^ 

 mal produce a stool voluntarily, the disorder has ta- 

 ken a turn, and neither the operation nor physic is 

 required. After bleeding, let the sides be rubbed with 

 the blistering ointment prescribed on page 22, and ap* 

 ply a rowel to the chest. The same treatment, as to 

 diet and regimen, as for fever, and his pulse and 

 stools must be watched, and relapse prevented. Cal- 

 omel is that medicament which more immediately acts 

 upon the liver, and unless the horse scours, should be 

 administered in the form of alterative balls. 



ALTERATIVE BALL.— Aloes, 9 drachms; calomel, 1 dra'm. 

 hard soap, half an ounce. jNIix with mucilage and divide into three 

 laall-^ 



To be given on three successive nights, unless a 

 thin stool comes off with the second ball. But in case 

 of scouring, give the following : . 



No, 2, — -Oil uf tu;-peutiue, hard soap, powdered ginger, 1 oz.each 



Mix with mucilage to form three balls ; and give one 

 on each of successive nights. 



THE JAUNDICE OR YELLOWS. 



Symptoms. — A dusky yellowness of the eyes, bars 

 of the mouth, and tongue. The dung scanty and pale, 

 generally hard, and covered with slime ; but in some 

 i'ew cases the hor.se scours ; that is, when slight in- 

 flammation of the bowels also attacks an ill-condition- 

 ed horse. The pulse is that of low fever, and the 

 same kind of drooping, inactivity, with loss of appe- 

 tite. Sometimes, however, yellowness comes on 

 without the other symptoms, after an inflammatory fe- 

 ver ; an occurrence that cannot fail to be foreknown. 

 Genuine jaundice may further be discriminated by yel- 

 low lips, yellow saliva, and dark urine. 



Cure. — Young horses and fat ones, are easily cured, 

 they have indulged too freely in good living, and re- 

 quire no more treatment than a good physicing, — 

 Give the purgative ball, page 14, or the alterative ball, 

 No. 1, prescribed above. Give bran mashes, green 

 food, or boiled oats, carrots, potatoes, or turnips, ac- 

 cording to the season. Bleeding is seldom necessary 

 or proper, which the state of the pulse will show. 



The following bal4 may take place of the preceed- 



