Chap. VII. Of a fnnple continue d Fever, 3s 



His Feeding muft be moderate during the whole Courfe 

 of his .Sicknefs \ for indeed nothing contributes more to 

 the leilening of this Diftemper than Abrtemioufnefs ; and 

 what Food is given him, iliould be mixM with the Leaves 

 of Vines, Strawberries, and Sorrel, and fuch other things 

 as are cooling ; for if the Fever be very ftrong upon him, 

 nothing will relifh but what has a grateful Coldnefs in it. 

 The fame kind of Things may be alfo boiled in Water, 

 with a little Oatmeal ftrow'd upon it, for his ordinary 

 Drink ; and fometime, two or three Drams oiSalPrunel- 

 Ice^ or purified Nitre^ may be dillblved in his Water^ 

 which, during the FeVer, ought to be always warm. 



For the Heat and Drynefs of the Mouth, fo much Vine- 

 gar or Verjuice, mix'd with fome Water, as will give it a 

 grateful Sourifhnefs and Roughnefs upon the Palate, fweet- 

 ned with Honey, will be very proper. The belt Way to 

 life it, is by dipping a Rag tied round the End of a Stick, 

 into this Liquor, with which the Tongue and R.oof of .the 

 Mouth may be cooled, and gently rubb'd feveral times in a 

 day. A Feverifh Horfe will hereby be much refreih*d and 

 I! difpos'd to Reft and Qiiiet ; but if thofe Parts are become 

 |i crufty and very hard, the Vinegar or Verjuice may be ufed 

 || without the Mixture of Water. 



',| If the Praftitioner obferves the fick Horfe to be coftiye, 



j v/hich is very common in this kind of Fever, and proceeds 



I from the fame Caufe that occafions Heat and Drynefs of 



\ the Mouth ; the Horfe's Body muft then be opened by 



m fome emollient Clyfter, for purging Drenches are in this 



cafe of dangerous Confequence ; becaufe while the Blood 



is thus violently in Motion, 2i Stimulus made in the Guts by 



a Medicine of a rough Operation, will be apt to determine 



the Blood into thofe Parts in an over-great quantity, fo as 



cither to occaiion a Super-purgation, or an Inflammationi 



which may be followed with a Gangrene. 



But in all fuch Cafes, before Clyfters are adminifter'd, 

 the Farrier flibuldfirft (his Hand and Arm being anointed 

 ''with Oil or Hogs-lard) take the Horfe, and bring out as 

 imuch of the harden'd Excrements as he can conveniently 

 come at, after which he may injeft his Clyfter, for which 

 every Farrier ought to provide a large Syringe, a Horn be- 

 ing but of little Ufe, as it feldqm conveys the Clyfter 

 further than the ftreight Gut ; and becaufe the Guts of a 

 Horfe are not only very large, but of confiderabk Length, 



