S4 The FarrierV Kcjo Guide* Chap. VIL 



even from the undermoft Valve downwards, the quantity 

 ought at leait to be two Qj^iarts, for otherwife it muft have 

 but httle Efficacy, unlefs it be made up of fuch things as are 

 of very powerful Operation, which are but feldom to be 

 meddled with, and then in fome very uncommon Cafes. 



And therefore the Clyfters that are to be made ufe of in 

 iimple Fevers, ought to be compos'd of emollient Herbs or 

 Flowers, fome few Seeds that are proper to rarify and expel 

 the Wind ; by which Means the Dung becomes loofe, and 

 falls ofF the more eafily from its Adhefions. A moderate 

 quantity of Oils, or any other greafy Subftance, which 

 contributes alfo to the fame Purpofe, by lubricating thofe 

 Pallages, and rendring them glib and flippery ; and when a 

 ^//wz/'wi is required, a purging Medicine of more or lefs 

 Efficacy may be mixed with it, as fhali be judg'd neceflary, 

 according to the following Method. 



" Take Mallows and Marfh-mallows, of each a large 

 *' handful. Camomile half a handful. Fennel-feeds bruis'd 

 *' three Drams, or half an Ounce, boil them in three Quarts 

 *' of Water till one Quart be con fumed, ftrain the Decoc- 

 *' tion through a Sieve, and diflblve in it three Ounces oi 

 *' Lenitive Electuary, and a quarter of a Pound of Hogs- 

 ^^ lard. Oil, or Butter." This muft be given blood-warm, 

 holding the Tail clofe to his Fundament. If there be Sigmij 

 of Inflammation in the Guts, which may be fufpeded<| 

 when the Fever is very ftrong, the Excrements exceeding 

 hard and black, and when the Hoife ftrains often to dung 

 and is in miferable Pain withal ; in fuch a Cafe may bi 

 added an Ounce and a half, or two Ounces of the Sal Pd- 

 lychreJlufUy which will diflblve in the Decodtiou ; or ai 

 Ounce of Cream of Tartar^ and two Drams of Salt Pi 

 Ire^ or &al Prunella: ; thefe will not only allay the Heat 

 but make the Clyfter fomewhat more purgative. 



The Clyfter may be repeated once a Day, or at lealtj 

 until the Fever abates, or that the Horfe becomes orderlj 

 in his Body. 



It may be obferv'd, as to the Compofition of fuch Cly- 

 fters, that any of the emollient Herbs, as PelUtory^ AlercU> 

 ry^ ^'C. or the Flowers and I>eaves of Melilot, the Leav^ 

 of Violets, and in the room of Fennel- feeds, thofe of Dillj 

 Anife, and Caraways, may be fubftituted, and will fuit th^ 

 fame Intentions. Broths may be alfo fubftituted in thi 

 room of fuch Compolitions, efpecially when thefe IngrC' 

 tiients cannot be had in due Time. 



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