84 FEVEHS. 



This liniment is to be rubbed on in the same 

 manner as the former, until it blisters. In these 

 complaints the use of rowels would be of great 

 advantage, if it was not for the difficulty of bring- 

 ing them to a good digestion ; but if employed, 

 the most proper place will be in the breast, under 

 the jaws, or in the cheeks. 



CHAP. XVII. 



OF FEVERS. 



Fevers, in general, are the effects of a strong 

 and unnatural motion of the blood, arising from an 

 increased action of the heart and arteries, which 

 occasions great heat and inflammation of the body, 

 and quickens the pulse beyond its natural speed. 

 The general symptoms are, a loss of appetite ; 

 restlessness ; the horse ranging from one end of 

 the rack to the other ; his eyes are dull, red, and 

 inflamed ; his tongue is parched and dry; his flanks 

 beating quicker than usual ; his breath hot and 

 offensive ; he nibbles his hay, and frequently hangs 

 his head down to the ground ; his pulse is hard, 

 and beats upwards of fifty times in a minute ; the 

 heat of his body appears several degrees greater 

 than usual, though not parched, as in some inflam- 



