\%2 DIABETES. 



No 2. Take of opium, one drachm , antimony, 

 ihree drachms ; powdered ginger, two drachms ; and 

 sVrup enough, of any kind, to form a ball. 



It will benefit a horse very much by keeping mm 

 warmh^ clothed while labouring under this disease. 



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DIABETES. 



A Diabetes is a profuse staling or a constant dis- 

 charge of water ; it is attended with great weakness, 

 loss of flesh and appetite, with every appe"«-rance o\ 

 decay and approaching dissolution. 



It is frequently the result of old disorders, surfeits, 

 excessive hard rides, (fee. &c. A horse of a delicate 

 and weak constitution is extremely difficult to cure, 

 as he soon loses flesh and appetite, his hair becomes 

 rough, his eyes weak, sad, and dejected, and in a very 

 short time he is unfit for any kind of labour. But if 

 the following remedies are employed, when the disease 

 first makes its appearance, if the horse possesses a 

 tolerable good constitution, the cure, by proper atten- 

 tion, can be rendered almost certain. 



Remedy. — No. 1. Take of opium, one drachm ; 

 asafcetida, two drachms ; powdered ginger, two ditto ; 

 red oak bark, powdered, one ounce ; syrup of an)' 

 kind^ a sufficient quantity to make two balls for one 

 dose, which must be repeated three times within a 

 week, and the horse must not be permitted to drink an 

 inusual quantity of water. A little salt thrown mto 

 iiat h^ is permitted to use, will be found very beneficial 



