Chap. Xtt. Of SiirfetU. 4§ 



or was but newly relicv'd of his Fit, in that cafe he oughj 

 not to be over much fatip^u'd. 



B 



CHAP. XII; 



Of Sufeits. 



Ecaufe this is a Term freqiien^ly us'd among Farrierf, 

 and all Sorts of People, to fignify a Di feafe, we nave 

 thought convenient to conclude this Dilcourfe of Feveis, 

 with'a fhort Account of thofe Diforders that go under that 

 Denomination. 



By a Surfeit is principally underftood all ^^'^^t is gene- 

 fuch Maladies as proceed from exceffiveand ''^''b .^^^«^ b 

 immoderate Feeding, but efpecially upon ^^'J^^^'- 

 unwholfome Provender, from Cold^ or hard Riding, is'c. 

 , whereby the Horfe comes to forfake his Food, grows lean, 

 j and fometimeS will be infefted with hard Swellings, which, 

 j if they happen to fall upon the Joints, will in Prccefs of 

 ■ Time, occafion Lamcnefs, and many other Diforders. 

 j Now whatever be the original Caufe of Surfeits;, whether 

 i they proceed from Cold, Excefs of Feeding, or Labour, 

 ; or from any Difpofition of the Air or Climate, it is very 

 certain, that what goes under the Notion of Surfeits, is no 

 other than that which fellows the imperfeft Solution of 

 any Difeafe ; but thofe which proceed only from a Glut 

 of Provender, and the like, being the molt fimple, are eafy 

 to be cur'd, as their Caufe is the moil fimple r whereas 

 thofe on the othei: hand, proceeding from more compli- 

 cated Caufes', are often the EfFeds of Chronick Diitem- 

 pers, and therefore muft be hard and difficult, and often- 

 'times prove incurable. 



But this will be better underllood, if we examine fome- 

 what more narrowly into that kind of Surfeits which pro- 

 ceed from Feeding j for by the Knowledge thereof, all 

 ;that is necefiary concerning Surfeits will be the more in- 

 telligible, as it is that alone which, truly and properly 

 fpeaking, conflitutes a Surfeit. 



We are then to fuppofe, that while the A Surfeit de- 

 Stomach, is conftantly receiving Food, and friVd, 

 as conllantly tranfmdtting fre(h Supplies of Chyle to 

 "he Mafs of Blood, thu all the Blood- vefiels muft becom.e 

 iiJlended and full^ infomuch that the fuperfiuous Molilure 

 M canr.QS 



