Ch. XXXVIII. Of the Bloody Vliix, \^i 



Place among other Difeafes of the like Nature ; and for my 

 own Parr, I cannot fay I have ever feen Blood come from 

 a Horfe's Fundament, othervv^ife than by the Prelllire of 

 hard Dung upon the great Gut, which by that Means has 

 only fqueez'd out a very fmall Quantity from the Vellels 

 thereof; yet becaufe that Diftemper may, without doubt, 

 feize fome Horfes, as it is not inconfiftent with the Oeco- 

 nomy of that Animal, and as moll Authors I have perus'd, 

 befides Solleyjell^ aver, they have met with it in all its 

 different Appearances, I fhall therefore give fuch Directions 

 as are necellary for the Cure. 



And in order thereunto, becaufe a Bloody ^, ^^^ - 



Flux happens, for the moll Part, before the 

 Body has been very much walled by the Loofcnefs, it is 

 proper, in the firll Place, to make a Revulfion, by taking 

 a moderate Quantity of Blood from the Neck- vein ; this is 

 convenient in all Fluxes of Blood from the inferior Parts, 

 unlefs the Horfebe exceeding weak. 



If there be a Mixture of purulent corrupt Matter after 

 Bleeding, moderate Purging will be very proper, with fuch 

 Things as have been prefcrib'd in the preceeding Chapter; 

 all the other Medicines recommended to make a Revulfion 

 by Sweat and infenlible Tranfpiration, are alfo to be com- 

 ply'd with ; as alfo the aftringent Clylters there recom- 

 mended, which in moll Cafes will anfwer the End, I fnall 

 therefore only add one more. 



" Take a Quart of Forge- water, and boil in it four Oun- 

 '' ces of Oak-bark, two Ounces of Tormentil-roots, Balau- 

 " nines and Red-rofe Leaves of each a handful. To the 

 *' llrained Deco6lion add three Ounces of Diafcordium, an 

 *' Ounce of Mithridate, and half a Dram of Opium." 

 Let this be injedled warm, and repeated as often as there is 

 Occafion ; and if you be provided with a Syringe that has 

 a pretty large Pipe, you may fometimes add two Ounces of 

 Bole in Powder, or Sealed Earth. 



But above all Things, you are to avoid mixing Oil or 

 Butter, or any other greafy Matter, with Clyllers that are 

 of this Intention, as is common among Farriers ; for thefe 

 Things are direcStly contrary to the Nature of thofe Appli- 

 cations, and will not only render their Operations ineffec- 

 tual, but increafe the Difeafe ; and inllead of aftringing and 

 fortifying the Bowels, will weaken them, by cauling a 

 greater Relaxation of their Fibre?. 



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