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it, for an absolute cure is not in the power of any human 

 being. All that I can do is to lay down some rules which 

 have a great tendency to prevent this disorder, if pursued in 

 time ; and some remedies that will afibrd relief when it hag 

 taken place and render the horse capable of pei'forming good 

 service, notwithstanding his misfortune . 



Symptoms. — The first symptoms of a Broken Wind is an 

 obstinate dry cough, which is neither attended with sickness 

 nor loss of appetite ; but on the contrary, with a disposi- 

 tion to foul feeding, eating the litter, and drinking large 

 quantities of water. 



Prevention. — "When a horse is troubled with an obstinate 

 dry cough, and eats his litter, it will be necessary to bleed 

 him, and to give him the mercurial physic already prescribed, 

 repeating it two or three times. Afterwards give the fol- 

 lowing balls for some time, which have been found of great 

 service : 



4 ounces of Gum Ammoniacum. 

 4 ounces of Galbanum. 

 4 ounces of Assafcetida. 

 4 ounces of Squills. 

 ^ ounce of Saffron. 

 6 drams of Cinnabar of Antimony. 



Make the whole up into balls with honey and a little liquo- 

 rice powder, and give one about the size of a pullet's egg 

 every other morning. This is a very good .ball for a dry 

 cough. 



But it is not enough to give proper medicines ; the horse's 

 diet should also be carefully attended to at the same time, 

 if we would hope for success. In order to this, the horse 

 should eat very sparingly of hay, which, as well as his grain, 

 should be wetted with chamber-ley, which is much better 

 than water. Chamber-ley is best for this purpose, because 

 of the volatile salts which it contains, as they are a means 

 of removing the thirst. For the same reason, garlic is very 

 efficacious in this disorder. Two or three cloves being given 

 in each feed ; or three ounces bruised, and boiled in a quart 

 of milk and water, and given every morning for a fortnight, 

 has been found very serviceable. So easy a remedy should 

 never be neglected ; for, by warming and stimulating the 

 solids, and at the same time dissolving the tenacious juices 

 which choke up the vessels of the lungs, it greatly relieves 

 this complaint. Moderate exercise should never be omit- 

 ted ; and although' broken-winded horses are not able to 

 endure much labor the first summer, yet many have been 

 found less oppressed the second, and scarcely perceptibly 



