IMPROVED. n 



The fame Cautions (hould be obferved, as to ad- 

 miniftrlng purging Medicines to a Horfe, which 

 ought never to be done barely at a \^enture, but 

 when the Farrier, or Ov/ner may have a ftrong Suf- 

 picion of a latent or hidden Diftemper, which as 

 yet is not difcemable; and this may be thought 

 neceflary when a Horfe has eaten unwholfome 

 Food, or drunk bad Waters, which he has not been 

 accuflomed toj whether it proceed from CarelefT- 

 nefs or want of better Nourifhment. I fa)', in 

 thefe, or fuch like Cafes, Bleeding or Purging 

 may be ufed by way of Prevention. And I the 

 rather fo far give into thefe Methods, {with refpefh 

 to Brute Creatures) becaufe feveral of their Difeafes 

 may adlually have a footing, before they can 

 well be difcerned, and becaufe they do not im- 

 mediately fhew us any Signs or Complaints of 

 Sicknefs. 



Yet, notwithftanding all I have faid, the Practice 

 of giving Medicines at Random is not juftifiable, by 

 reafon it oftener proves prejudicial than any way 

 contributing to the Horfe*s Safety. And I therefore 

 affirm, that unnecejfary Enjacuations of any kindy 

 cannot he the <way to present Difeafes^ hut that due 

 Feeding and proper- Exercife, are the only fafe Means y 

 and nxjtll fooner bring a Horfe into good riding Order, 

 than repeated Dofes of Fhyficky <when there is no ap- 

 parent NeceJJity for it. 



All Evacuations or Difchargft effeduated by Me- 

 dicines, leffen the Quantity of the Blood, but moil 

 immediately Blood-letting : And if this has been 

 frequently repeated, or Blood taken away at once 

 in a large Quantity, the remaining part becomes 

 languid in its Motion : Forafmuch as a leffer 

 Quantity of Spirits mull of confequence be derived 

 or feparated from a leiTer Quantity of Blood j there- 

 fore it has not Force enough to reach the Paflages 

 of the Skin and miliary Glands^ fo as to make the 

 proper Secretions there > and from hence it may be 



obferved^ 



