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ounces of spirits of hartshorn, four ounces of oil of 

 turpentine, and the yelks of three or four eggs, mixed 

 with a quart of strong ale and gin or whiskey. It is a 

 great object to promote urine, sweat, &c. Opium, 

 camphor, and copious bleedings, have been found, in 

 gome cases, very beneficial ; and when they have 

 failed, hartshorn, ether, opium, and brandy, have 

 been employed with some success ; though the lock- 

 'aw is often a symptom of approaching dissolution, 

 and frequently defies the power of any kind of medi- 

 cine that can be employed. 



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Horses lose their appetites from various causes, 

 viz: — Excessive fatigue, want of a change in food, 

 dirty fodder, mouldy corn, or a dirty manger, &c. &c. 

 but most frequently by the approach of some disease. 

 So soon as you discover a horse has lost his appetite, 

 observe the following treatment, viz : — 



Take from the neck vein half a gallon of blood ; 

 take of asafoetida, a quarter of an ounce ; salt, one 

 table spoonful ; sassafras tea, one quart ; mix and 

 give them as a drench. 



On the second day, take of glauber salts, one pound ; 

 warm water, one quart ; after dissolving the salts give 

 it as a drench, and in two or three days the appetite 

 will be restored, unless the animal is labouring under 

 some disease, which may be ascertained by the symp- 

 toms. 



