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hence, the secretions become diminished, and al- 

 tered in quantity and quality, as the secretion of 

 the gastric juice of the stomach, bile, urine, &c. and 

 the heat of the body increased. 



. The symptoms of a violent inflammatory fever 

 are similar to those of the staggers, and almost re- 

 quire the same treatment. Sometimes the horse 

 appears quite senseless and stupified ; stales and 

 dungs insensibly ; ranges about in the stable, and 

 is subject to bruise himself (especially his head) 

 against the walls ; his flanks beat ; his ears and 

 legs are hot and cold by turns ; his body is often 

 in great heat, and sometimes emits cold sweats; 

 here we may presume the brain to be affected; but 

 is it affected from the fever, or does the fever arise 

 from some inflammation of this important organ ? 

 It is difficult to decide which ; but happily, the 

 same treatment does in either case. 



Different authors make mention of a great va- 

 riety of different kinds of fevers, but they may, in 

 general, be included under the two following heads ; 

 idiopathic and symptomatic. 



The former i as we have stated, is from a pri- 

 mary affection, and the latter from a local affection 

 of some particular organ, as the stomach, intes- 

 tines, or the lungs; whenever an inflammation 



