126 The FarrierV Kew Guide. Ch. XXXIV, 



Remedies. I could give fome very odd Inftances of this in 

 Horfes from my own Obfervation ; but I (hall only here 

 take Notice of what relates to the prefent Cafe. 



They muft needs have but little Acquaintance in Phy- 

 fick, who do not know \\\2.iEarths have a Virtue in them, 

 not only to dry up a Superfluity of Moifture, but fome of 

 them to imbibe and take off the Acidity of four Liquors, and 

 it is, no doubt, from fuch a Depravity in the Stomach, that 

 a Plorfe leaves his ordinary Food to eat dry'd Earth or Mud, 

 and this he is forced to do from the Craving of his Appe- 

 tite, and is often compell'd to take up v/iih the worll, for 

 Want of fomething more efficacious. 



When I attended the Army, I once took an Opportunity 

 of gratifying a Horfe in a very ardent Delire of this Kind, 

 who had fuffer'd very much from his Keeper, and had been 

 often beat for eating Clay out of the Wall. I brought him 

 a Piece of Chalk the Bignefs of a Man's Fill, and laid it into 

 the Manger, he turn'd it over with his Nofe feveral times, 

 and at laft broke off fome of the Corners and eat them ; 

 whereupon I took up the Chalk to break it into fmall Pieces, 

 and becaufe he thought I was going to rob him of it again, 

 he pufh'd his Head towards me with all the Eagernefs ima- 

 ginable, and when it was broke, he eat the greateft Part of 

 it, and fell immediately to his Hay. The Dragoon, who 

 kept him, told me he gave him more Chalk afterwards, and 

 obferv'd he eat his Hay the better for it; for being comman- 

 ded to march foon alter, he was perfectly cur'd by the Ex- 

 ercife, and had no further Cravings of that Kind. 



This Remedy is very eaiy, and may be had every where, 

 or inftead of it burnt Hartd-hcrn in Powder, which is yet 

 much better, may be given ; but thofeRemiedies will be ftill 

 the more Efficacious, if, previous to them. Purging be ad- 

 minifter'd, and afterwards conftant Exercife be given, there 

 being nothing which contributes fo much to wear off thofe 

 Diforders as Excrcife, when it is moderate. But the Re- 

 medies preicrib'd in the following Chapter, will alfo be 

 ufeful in this Cafe. 



CHAP. XXXIV. 



Of the Hungry Evil. 



The hungry E- 'T'^ H I S Diftemper generally proceeds at 

 wil generally A £jft^ fj-Qj^ bad Keeping, or exceffive 

 at firjljroceeds Purging: Bat there are fome Horfes who 



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