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CHAP. XL 



ON LOSS OF APPETITE — BULIMIA, O'K 

 CRAVING APPETITE — COSTIVENESS — 

 LAX OR SCOURING — MOLTEN GREASE — 

 HIDEBOUND AND SURFEIT — WARBLES — 

 MANGE — FARCY — PLICA POLONICA — 

 BROPSY — WORMS. 



LOSS OF APPETITE. 



'TpHIS arifes either from errors in diet and 

 ^ management, want of grafs, or from con- 

 flitutional or acquired debility. If the digeflive 

 powers of the horfe have been overburdened 

 with accumulated feeds of corn, and at the 

 fame time evacuations and exercife negle61ed, 

 nothing may be required farther than the op- 

 pofite management. Maflies for fome days. 

 Courfe of falts and cremor tartar ; afterwards 

 an aloetic purge. 



If a weak cafe, a run at grafs, and the mild- 

 efl; purging eourfe on return. Gibfon advifes 

 to add to the purge of aloes and rhubarb, two 

 drachms of elixir proprietatis. After the ope- 

 ration of each purge, to give the following 

 drink, warmed in cold weather. 



Take 



