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2 drams of Camphor, 



1 dram of Pellitory of Spain, 



2 oz. of Ginger Powder, 



3 gills of Holland Gin. 



If the horse sweat much at times, and then falls into cold 

 sweats, give fom* ounces of mithridate, in three gills of 

 Holland gin, and repeat the clyster. If the disorder con- 

 tinue three or four hours, give one ounce of tincture of 

 opium, in three gills of Holland gin. When the horse 

 begins to recover, he will lie quiet, without starting and 

 trembling ; and if he continue in this quiet state an hour, 

 you may conclude that the danger is over. Dress him 

 down well, and give him a small quantity of warm water, 

 if he will drink it ; bed him down well, cover him to keep 

 him warm, and then leave him to get a little rest. You 

 must consider that the disoi-der has left a soreness on him, 

 both within and without ; therefore make him a little gi'uel, 

 with a pint of red wine in it ; and if the skin be knocked 

 off about the eyes, or his huck-bones, rub it with the bottle 

 recommended for bruises 



THE BILIOUS, OR INFLAMMATORY COLIC. 



Symptoms. This kind of Colic, besides most of the 

 symptoms of the former, is attended with a fever, great 

 heat, panting, and dryness of the mouth. The horse also 

 generally parts with a little loose dung, and a little scald- 

 ing-hot water ; which,* when it appears blackish, or reddish, 

 indicates an approaching mortification. 



Cure. — Take three ounces of Senna, and one ounce of Salt of 

 Tartar ; infuse them in one quart of boiling water nearly an 

 hour ; then strain it off, and add two ounces of Lenitive Elec- 

 tuary, and four ounces of Glauber's Salts. Mix them when 

 hot, or they will not dissolve. 



If the disorder be not removed by the above medicine, 

 but, on the contrary, the fever and inflammation continue to 

 increase, attended with a discharge of flesh-colored matter, 

 the event will probably be fatal ; and the only medicine 

 likely to prevent it, is a strong decoction of Jesuit's bark, a 

 pint of which may be given every three hours, mixed with 

 a gill of red port wine ; or you may give one ounce of the 

 powder of bark with the wine. Or, if these cannot be got 

 easily, give four ounces of tincture of rhubarb in three 



