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mach as Mankind, which is chiefly owing to their 

 fimple plain Diet, adapted to their Nature, as well 

 as the Exercife they are fubjefted to : Whereas we 

 (poor unthinking Mortals) tofs fuch a Number of 

 Solids and Liquids into our Stomachs in fmall fpacea- 

 of Time, and that too often very oddly compound- 

 ed with Spices, and other hot Ingredients ; I fay 

 this is, no doubt, one great Reafon why Mankind, 

 in this Age, complain more of Nervous- Diforders 

 than their Forefathers, who made fhorter and more 

 fimple Meals,, and ufed more Exercife. But to 

 return. 



The Signs of a common Head-ach, or a Head- Signs of the 

 ach in which there is not much Danger, are, firft, Head-Ac h 

 Hanging down of the Ears more than ordinary, as *^ Horfes. 

 alfo Drooping his Head, Dimnefs of Sight, and 

 waterifh Eyes. But yet the Head-ach may proceed 

 from Pains and Inflammations in the Globe or Ball 

 of the Eye itfelf : So that it is very hard to dillia- 

 guifli in Brutes,, whether the KJead-ach is the Occa- 

 fion of Dimnefs of Sight, or the Diforder of the 

 Eye be the Occaflon of the Head-ach or Affedion 

 of the Brain. And I own I cannot eafily make the 

 Reader a Judge of this Matter ; although I am pret- 

 ty confident, that if I had a Horfe with bad Eyes,. 

 I could prefently tell whether it was an AfFedlion 

 of the Brain that occafioned it,, or that the Humours 

 of the Eye were originally afte£led, fo as to caufe a 

 Dimnefs of Sight. I fay, I cannot make the Rea- 

 der a Judge herein, becaufe there are a great many 

 Cafes which appear plain to me at firft View, and 

 yet I cannot find Words fully to exprefs my 

 Thoughts, which (I have the Vanity to think) is 

 the true^V ne fcai quoi ; and fo let it pafs at prefent. 

 However, I fliall prefcribe fomething that will do 

 Service in moft Head-achs, and that is,, firft. Bleed- The Cure, 

 ing and Purging, according to a Horfe's Strength, 

 Age, ^c. Secondly, if the Diforder do not yield One Rowel 

 to thefe, I recommend Rowelling in feveral Places avails lit- 

 at once i for one Rowel is of little Avail, for many tie. 



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