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blood-vessels ; for all these things hinder a free" respiration, 

 and excite a cough. 



Cure. If the horse be full of flesh, take from him a 

 moderate quantity of blood. The next day give him scalded 

 bran, and in the evening, the following ball : 



1 oz. of Powder of Aniseeds, 



1 do. Liquorice Powder, 



1 dram of Calomel, 8 drama to an oimce. 



"Work them into a ball with Barbadoes tar. Give this 

 ball the last thing at night, and be careful to keep the horse 

 out of wet, and from cold water the next day. On the 

 second morning, give the following purge : 



1 oz. of Barbadoes Aloes, 

 1 do. Casti)« Soap, 

 ^ do. Powdered Ginger, 

 1 dram Oil of Aniseeds. 



Bray them together in a mortar, with a little syrup of 

 buckthorn, to make them into a ball, which is to be given in 

 the morning ; and plenty of warm water, and walking exer- 

 cise, till it be wrought off. (It will not work the first day.) 

 In three days after, give six ounces of the cordial ball in a 

 little warm ale, fasting, and to fast two hours after. Repeat 

 the calomel ball, physic, and cordial ball, six days after, in 

 the same manner as before. Let the horse's hay be sweet, 

 and his manger-meat scalded bran, with a spoonful of honey 

 in each feed : — let him have walking exercise in the open 

 air, but be careful of wet and of cold water. 



When this course has been pursued two or three times, 

 give two or three ounces of the cordial ball every morning. 

 The above method will remove most coughs, but if it fail, 

 tiy the following : 



1 oz. of Gum Ammoniacum, in fine powder, 

 ^ do. Gam Galbanum, in powder, 



2 drams of SaiFron, brayed, 



2 do Assafoetida, in powder. 



Work them up with honey, or Barbadoes tar, into one ball ; 

 roll it in liquorice powder, and give it fasting, and to fast two 

 hours after. This ball must be given every morning, for 

 six or seven times, before it can have a fair trial ; but if the 

 horse be not a good one, it will be thought too expensive. 

 In the cure of this disease, the diet should be very mode- 



