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times, a pint of the following infusion should be given every 

 morning : 



Take 2 ounces of Orris Root, 



A handful each of 

 Gentian, Columbia Root, 



Winter Bark, Aniseeds, 

 Orange Peel, Fennel Seeds, 



and Camomile Flowers. 



Boil all together in a gallon of strong ale, and when cold, 

 clear it off, and add one pint of spirits of wine. If this be 

 thought too strong, two quarts more of ale may be added. 

 This is an excellent cordial both for healing and strengthen- 

 ing the stomach and bowels. These are the best methods 

 of treating the above disorders, to which horses are often 

 subject, and in which they are often lost for want of proper 

 treatment. 



But before we conclude this chapter, it is necessary to ob- 

 serve that the scourings which succeed long-continued sick- 

 ness, such as the Farcy, Putrid Fevers, or an inflamed state 

 of the blood, where bleeding and other proper evacuations 

 have been neglected, too often terminate fatally ; especially 

 when the creature discharges a foetid slime, and when the 

 same matter gleets from his nose ; for in these cases the 

 blood is dissolved, and the whole mass of the fluids is be- 

 come putrid, and discharges itself by those drains. 



Disorders of the Kidneys and Bladder. 



Inflammation of the kidneys and bladder are sometimes 

 brought on by other disorders, and often by sprains, hard 

 exercise, catching cold when hot, or from the want of pro- 

 per care. 



Symptoms of a Hurt ix the Kidneys. — The horse is very 

 weak in the back and loins ; he stales with diSiculty, is faint, 

 eats very little ; his eyes appear languid and of a dead 

 color ; his urine is foul, thick, and often bloody, especially 

 after a violent strain ; he can not move backwards without 

 great pain, which may be seen at every attempt. It is some- 

 times hard to distinguish an inflammation from a sprain, or 

 what is called, " tifled in the back." There is no method 

 but observing the gait of the horse. If he have got tifled 

 in the back, he will be hard put to it to keep from coming 

 down behind, and indeed will often come down ; his eyes 

 will look rather red, but his urine the same as before. A 

 tifle lies in the marrow, or pith of the back. 



Cure. — The principal remedy for a hurt in the kidneys is 

 bleeding, which should be done pretty plentifully, as by this 



