52 PHYSIC. 



the better ; for the horse will be all the fresher, and 



feed all the better. His daily allowance should be three 



quarterns of moist bran with three quarterns of old 



oats, and about eight pounds of prime old hay. This 



exercise should be continued for the first week ; when, 



in nine cases out of ten, you will perceive the legs 



getting rather full and soft, with possibly filling and 



tenderness at the heels. Immediately stop your work 



as well as corn and hay, and give bran and linseed 



mashes, and reduce the amount of work to an hour's 



walking on some sheltered spot, for at least two ensuing 



days, then muzzle him during the night, and physic 



in the morning ; after which, give as much water as he 



will drink. But if you have any reason to think he 



will not drink well after his physic, give him as much 



as he will drink immediately before administering it, 



because the more the bowels are diluted, the less will 



be the required amount of aloes. Give the following 



ball :— 



Barbadoes Aloes 4 dracliuis 



Powdered Resin . . . . 2 „ 

 Sulphate of Iron . . . . .2 „ 

 Peruvian Bark 2 „ 



made into a ball with Castile soap and a syrup of 

 some kind, and if the symptoms do not appear to abate 

 within a few days, let the following ball be given 

 on each Saturday night for four ensuing weeks : — 



Barbadoes Aloes 2 drachms 



Powdered Resin . . . . ' 1 „ 



Sulphate of Iron 2 „ 



Peruvian Bark 2 „ 



