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and bathe it frequently in the day, with the follow- 

 ing cooling lotion. 



(RECIPE, No. 168.) 



Cooling Lotion* 



Take — Goulard's extract, three ounces ; 

 Spirits of wine, one ounce ; 

 Vinegar, four ounces ; 

 Water, one quart : 

 Mix, and shake the bottle when used. 



An opening drink should also, in these instances, 

 be given ; the following will be found suitable. 



(RECIPE, No. 169.) 



Take — Aloes, Barbadoes, six drachms; 

 Ginger, in powder, two drachms ; 

 Caraway seeds, in powder, one ounce : 

 To be given in a pint of warm gruel. 



If the inflammation does not much abate, after 

 the drink has operated, take from three to four 

 quarts of blood from the horse, and repeat the 

 drink in two or three days after ; this treatment 

 will in most cases effect a cure. 



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