THE HOItSE. 



the Horse may be, according to the old sayiug, — killed with 

 keeping. 



A BROKEN WIND. 



This disorder may sometimes be prevented, but cannot 

 De cured ; and it has hitherto been as little understood as 

 any to which a horse is subject. 



Symptoms. The first symptom of a Broken Wind is an 

 obstinate dry cough, which is neither attended with sick- 

 ness nor loss of appetite ; but, on the contrary, with a dis- 

 position to foul feeding, eating the litter, and drinking large 

 quantities of water. 



Prevention. When a horse is troubled with an obsti- 

 nate diy cough, and eats his litter, it will be necessary to 

 bleed him, and to give him the mercurial physic already 

 prescribed, repeating it two or three times. Afterwards 

 give the following balls for some time, which have been 

 found of very great service. 



4 oz. of Gnm Ammouiacuni, 



4 do. Galbanum, 



4 do. Assafoetida, 



4 do. Squills, 



^ do. Saffron, 



6 drams of Cinnabar of Antimony 



Make the whole up into balls with honey and a little 

 liquorice powder, and give one about the size of a pul- 

 let's egg every other morning. This is a very good ball for 

 a dry cough. 



Some horse-dealers give broken-winded horses a quan- 

 tity of shot when they cany them into the market for sale, 

 and I suppose it is to draw the bowels from the midriff, so 

 that the disorder may not be discoverable ; but at the sam< 

 time there is great danger of killing the horse. 



But it is not enough to give proper medicines ; tht 

 horse's diet should also be carefally attended to at the samt 

 time, if we would hope for success. In order to do this, 

 the horse should eat very sparingly of hay, which, as well 

 as his corn, should be wetted with chamber-lie, which is 

 much better than water ; and in this disease the horse is 

 always craving after water. Chamber-lie is best for this 

 parpds^, becauise of thfe volatile Billts whlclf it cbntiainisl, as 



