Ch. XXXVII. Of the Lax or Scouring. 139 



" Take Henbane and white Poppy- feed, of each four 

 *' Ounces, Red-rofe Leaves two handfuls. Pomegranate 

 *' Bark two Ounces ; boil them in two Quarts of Smiths 

 " Forge-water to three Pints, dliTolve in it four Ounces of 

 " Diafcordium, or three Ounces of Mithridate, or Venice- 

 " Treacle, and half a Dram of Opium." Or the following 

 may be us'd in hafte, or for a Horfe of fmall Value. 



" Take a Quart of the forefaid Water, warm it over the 

 *' Fire, and diilblve in it two Ounces of Diafcordium, 

 *' and the like Quantity of Roch-allum. 



Thefe Clyfters are always to be made in a lefler Quantity 

 than thofe that are purging ; and the Horfe's Tail to be 

 kept clofe to his Tuel, that he may retain them as long as 

 pofTible ; and as foon as he flings out the firft, which per- 

 haps may not be in the Space of twelve Hours, it mult be 

 followed with another, and fo on, until the Loofenefs is 

 quite ftopt^ which may eafily be done by the help of thofe 

 Cly Iters, unlefs his Strength be quite wafted, and that he 

 has loft all Senfation in his Bowels. 



We come now to the Cure of the laft Sort ^^^e lajl Kind 

 of Scouring which we mentioned, to wit, of Scouring^ 

 when the Chyle is difcharg'd with the Ex- ^^'^ ^^'''^ 

 crements ; and as this Indifpofuion proceeds from flimy 

 Matter obftruding the Paflages in the Ladteal Vellels, the 

 propereft Method is by purging j for which Purpofe we 

 recommend the following. 



" Take EpJo?n Salt fix Ounces^ Cream of Tartar two 

 " Ounces, dillblve them in a Gallon of Water, and give 

 " the whole through a Horn at feveral Times." Or, 



" Take Epjom Salt fix Ounces, Cream of Tartar three 

 " Ounces, Salt of Tartar half an Ounce j diffolve them in a 

 *• plentiful deal of Water, and let 'em be given as the other. 



Let Sahor'i'artar and 5^/ Pr«;/f.Vi? be alfo diflblv'd in 

 ; his common Drink, for all thofe Dilaters are the moft pro- 

 i per to wafh off that viicid Matter which adheres {o clofeiy 

 1 to the Guts, and hinders the Chyle from entring into its 

 ' proper Vellels, efpecially when they are us'd plentifully ; 

 ! but if this Sort of Flux fhould proceed from a Itrumous 

 Obftrudion, as it fometimes happens to human Bodies, it 

 would prove incurable. 



As to that which Farriers call Molten Greafe^ it being 

 for the moft part the Concomitant of every large Scouring, 

 that Symptom generally v/ears off in the Procefs of the 

 Diftemper, and requires no pariicular Management diftinft 



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