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fome Food ; from Cold and Hard-riding, ^c. where- 

 by a Horfe forfakes his Meat, and is infefted with 

 hard Swellings, which (if they happen to fall upon 

 the Joints) will, in procefs of Time, occafion Lame- 

 nefs arid many other Diforders. 



I will not fay but Farriers call thofe Horfes fur- 

 feited which do not thrive well, or have their Coats 

 ftareing and ftickle, ( as the Term is ; ) but the Dif- 

 tinftion I have made is moft bounded and intelli- 

 gible ,• for really thefe ignorant Fellows call all 

 Horfes, which have been in Ufe, furfeited ( if they 

 don't thrive well) as I have already faid. 



Now whatever be the original Caufe of Surfeits,, 

 that is, whether they proceed from Colds, Excefs 

 of Feeding, or laborious Exertife, or from any Dif- 

 pofition of the Air or Climate ; it is very certain, 

 that whatever goes under the Notion of Surfeits, is 

 no other than that which follows the imperfeSl So' 

 lution of a Difeafe : As when the Matter of the Dif- 

 temper is, by Tranflation^ thrown or call oiF upon 

 fome particular Part of the Body, fo as to occafion 

 Swellings, ^r. ^ut thefe Surfeits, which proceed 

 only from a Glut of Provender, or the like, are 

 eafily cured, as their Caufe is the moft fimple ; 

 whereas thofe, on the other Hand, proceeding from 

 complicated Caufes, are often the EfFefts of Chro- 

 nick Diftempers or Diflempers of long {landing : 

 And therefore the Cure is hard and difficult, and 

 indeed many Times fuch Horfes are incurable. 



But I imagine myfelf better to be underftood, ir 

 I give my Thoughts concerning that Kind of Sur- 

 feit, which proceeds from Over-feeding or Foul- 

 feeding 5 for, by the Knowledge thereof, all that is 

 necefHiry concerning Surfeits will be more intelli- 

 gible, as it is this alone which,, truly and properly 

 fpeaking, conllitutes a Surfeit. 



Firjl then, we are to confider, that while the 

 Stomach is conflantly receiving Food, and as con- 

 ilantly tranfmitting new Supplies of Chyle or nu- 

 tritive Juice to the Mafs of Blood, that therefore 



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