42 THE COMPLETE FARRIER, 



the horse has been treated in this manner till the water is 

 evacuated, and he begins to recover, give him a pint of the 

 following infusion every day for a fortnight, fasting, and let 

 him fast one hour after each dose ; 



4 ounces of Gentian Root. 

 4 ounces of Black Hellebore 

 2 ounces of Jesuit's Bark. 

 4 ounces of Camomile Flowers. 

 1 Handful of Centaury. 



Boil all together in six quarts of water, for ten minutes, 

 let it stand till cool, and then strain it through a cloth. 

 This strengthening drink will brace the fibres, cause the 

 fluids to circulate quicker, and complete the cure. 



Founders. 



The Chest Founder is produced by violent exercise on a 

 full stomach, and drinking large quantities of cold branch 

 water ; by the use of mouldy bran, corn, or oats, or by eating 

 large quantities of green food, such as oats, wheat, peas, &c., 

 while performing hard labor. The seat of the disease is in 

 the lungs ; the heart and liver are also considerably en- 

 larged, insomuch that there is not room for them to perform 

 their office with ease. The liver, lungs, diaphragm, and sur- 

 rounding parts, are all covered with large brown spots, and 

 are much inflamed. 



Symptoms. — A horse that is chest foundered, will straddle 

 or stake with his fore legs, showing an unwillingness to bring 

 his feet together ; and if they are placed near each other, he 

 vdll not permit them to remain so for a minute. Indeed, they 

 are frequently twelve or eighteen inches apart, which is 

 caused by a fullness and continual uneasiness about the 

 chest : the cavity being too small to contain the lungs, &c., 

 in their enlarged situation, with ease. The hind legs are free 

 from the palsied appearance of those before, and it is not 

 difficult to distinguish it from a common founder, as it is 

 wanting in all its symptoms, except the stiff and numbed 

 appearance of the legs. 



Large bleedings, and half an ounce of aloes given inter- 

 nally in a ball, have sometimes afforded momentary relief. 

 A horse laboring under this disease, is worth but little more 

 than his board, as he is unable to bear fatigue, or undergo 

 severe service. 



The Common Founder is caused by riding the horse until 

 much heated and fatigued, and then allowing him to cool 

 suddenly, by drinking freely of cold water, or standing in an 

 exposed situation, or in a cold stable without covering ; or, 



