5 8 T^e Tarrur* s New Guide. Chap. XV. 



PrelTure upon the Nerves: But becaufe the Head of a 

 HoiTe is not in an ere6l Pofture, as that of a Man, but 

 many Horfes have the Pofition of their Heads only a little 

 higher than their Shoulders s but efpecially as in all fuch 

 Diforders, a Horfe is apt to llouch and hang his Head, a 

 Revulfion is alfo to be made by opening a Vein behind, 

 and this ought particularly to be obferv^d in all Difeafes of 

 tbe Head ; for altho' Blood taken from the Neck-vein, is 

 very proper to give immediate Relief, yet a greater Qyan- j 

 tity muft thereupon flov;^ into the Brain, fince it is fuffici- i 

 ently known, that all inclofed Liquids will run towards a i 

 Vent ; but when a Vent is made foon afterwards behind, 

 then a greater Quantity of Blood will flow into the defen- 

 ding y^oria, and from thence backwards j fo that a leiler 

 Quantity v/ill flow forwards towards the Head. 



For which Reafon, unlefs the Horfe be weak, take im- 

 mediately a Pint of Blood from the Neck ; and when that 

 Operation is over, open oiie of the Veins behind, and from 

 thence let him blood a full Quart. This alone will cure. 

 any ftagger'd Horfe, if fo be his Difeafe is fimple, and on- 

 ly of the iirft Kind, and that he is afterwards kept to a mo- 

 derate cleanfing Diet, and is for fome Time thereafter har- 

 den'd wllh proper Exercife. 



But if the Staggers are the Refult of a true and genuine ^ 

 Apoplexy, he muft be exercifed every day with Chewing, 

 Balls made of Jj/a Fcetida, Savin, and the moft noifome 

 Things that can be got ; for thefe Smells will put him upon • 

 conftant Adion, and help to forward the Motion of the/ 

 Blood in the fmall Vellels where it is obftrufted. 



After this, Recourfe muft be had to Clyfters, to ftrong 

 Purgatives 5 for which Purpofe we recommend the follow- i 

 ing Clyfters out of SolleyJelL 



'^ Boil two Ounces of the Scoria of Liver of Anti- . 

 ^' mony, made into a flne Pow^der, in five Pints of Beer ; , 

 *' after five or fix Warms remove it from the Fire, adding .; 

 *' a quarter of a Pound of the Unguentura Rofatum^ injedt ; 

 *•' it lukewarm. Inftead of the Vngueniwn Rofatum^ may . 

 be ufed Butter or Hogs-lard. Or the following Clyftefv 

 may alfo be ufed. 



" Take two Bitter Apples, boil them in five Pints of/ 

 *' Water j pour ofF the Liquor, and mix with it three; 

 *' Ounces of the Juice of the Buchthorn Berries, or fouir, 

 " Ounces of the Syrup, the fame Qiiantity of Oil or But- ■ 

 f* ter as in the former,'^ Thefe may be repeated two or 



three 



