THE HORSE. t^t 



To be given in three gills of malt liquor from the mash- 

 together, you may be sure that most of the vermin will be 

 tub. If the above be given every week for three weeks 

 expelled. If the medicines be given in the house, let the 

 food be light and opening, and warm water for two days, 

 with walking exercise. 



I advise all who have horses troubled with worms, to 

 give savin, dried and powdered, before they give the worm 

 physic. If one ounce a day be given for a week before, in 

 a mash of bran, it will be much better. The above ball is 

 good for many disorders besides worms. 



THE STAGGERS. 



This disease is a grievous one indeed. Farriers generally 

 divide it into two heads — the Heart Staggers, and the 

 Head Staggers; but they are both one. It is caused by 

 the liver making blood so fast, that the cavity of the heart 

 is overloaded, and the blood flies up the neck vein till the 

 head is overloaded too ; and if relief cannot be obtained, 

 the horse soon dies. 



Symptoms. The most common are drowsiness, wateiy, 

 and somewhat full and inflamed eyes, a disposition to reel, 

 feebleness, a bad- appetite, the head generally hanging 

 down, or resting on the manger. There is little or no fever, 

 and the dung and urine are very little altered. The horse 

 soon begins to reel, and falls down, and sometimes is s© 

 outrageous as to bite every thing in his way. 



Cure. In the first place, bleed him as well as you pos- 

 sibly can, by striking the veins in several places at once, 

 and taking away four or five quarts at one time ; and, in 

 order to raise up his head and shoulders, support them with 

 plenty of sti'aw. If he survive the first fit, cut several 

 rowels, give him clysters at night and morning, made of 

 barley-water and a little sweet oil and salt ; and blow up 

 his nostrils a little Cayenne pepper, or white hellebore 

 Also give him — 



4 drams of Bark, 

 16 grains of Turbeth Mineral, 

 i oz. of Camphor, 



Give it in a little warm ale. If the horse be outrageous* 

 five him— 



