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ears, where they lock in the upper chap ; also rub the small 

 of the back well, where the cross bones join the back bone. 



In this, as in most other disorders, the body should be kept 

 gently open with laxative purges and emollient clysters. 

 When the jaws are so locked that you can not get any thing 

 in, do not open them by force, for that would increase tho 

 disorder instead of relieving it. 



Sheep skins, newly taken off, and laid with the flesh side 

 to the horse, will sweat him greatly, and by that means draw 

 a quantity of water from the blood : indeed, there are few 

 things that will relieve a locked jaw more : but if they be 

 laid on the loins, they must not lie above three hours at a 

 time before they are turned with the wool side to the horse. 

 You may keep the skins on twenty-four hours if you change 

 sides every two or three hours. 



If the horse can not take either food or water in at his 

 mouth, he must be supported by clysters, made of barley- 

 water and milk, and given both at the mouth and the funda- 

 ment. I once supported a large wagon-horse in this manner 

 for twelve days, and he recovered. 



Convulsions are caused by different things, but often by 

 bots in the stomach ; for these destructive vermin suck up 

 the juices that should feed the blood, and bring it into a 

 thin, bad state ; indeed they are sure to destroy the horse 

 by one means or other when there are a great number of 

 them in the stomach. 



When you suspect that these vermin are the cause of the 

 disorder, give the ball recommended to destroy bots. If the 

 horse get better the first time, be sure to guard against a re- 

 lapse, for he will not be apt to get better a second time. 



Tapping under the jaws, and at the breast, is sometimes 

 of great service in this disorder, but I am of opinion that 

 sweating with sheep skins will relieve much sooner. If the 

 stiffness of the jaws continues after the convulsions have 

 ceased, the following medicine should be given : 



% ounce of Matthews' PilL 

 ^ ounce of Assafoetida. 



Make them into a ball, and give it twice, (one day between 

 the doses,) and it will give relief. 



Fevers. 



TTorsos are subject to few disorders which are not attended 

 with more or less fever. 



Causes. — Fevers are often brought on by sudden heats and 

 colds ; by going out of warm stables into cold ones ; by be- 

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