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ticular veflels. It is a general fymptom of the 

 unthriftinefs of animals, as an opennefs and a 

 warm and moift feel of the hide, is of their 

 health and thriving condition. As a mere 

 fymptom, this defeft will of courfe follow the 

 fate of the parent difeafe, that our prefent 

 buhnefs is only with the tightnefs of the hide 

 as it exifts apparently by itfelf, and is generally 

 owing to want of care and nouridiment, or 

 imperfe6l concoftion of the aliment, arifing 

 either from obftruftion, or the debility occa- 

 fioned by unremitting labour. The cure, im- 

 mediate grafs ; or, good liable care with cloth- 

 ing, plenty of fri6tion, and gentle walking 

 exercife, with the precaution of not over-feed- 

 ing at firft. Carrots, boiled barley, and mafhes. 

 One moderate bleeding, or inftead, what fome- 

 times I have feen very fuccefsful, one rowel. 

 The mildefl alterative powder, a fortnight, 

 then a dofe of aloetic phyfic. The complaint 

 neglecled will degenerate into a surfeit. 

 This term, of French derivation, to fpeak cor- 

 reclly and according to etymology (a ufage 

 which, however, is never llri6tly obferved in 

 any fcience) ought to be applied only to an 

 animal over-done and glutted, but it is of uni- 

 verfal application to thofe of a lean, hide- 

 bound, and unthrifty appearance, particularly 

 when their coats look dead and rufty,- and do 

 not lie fmooth. Its confirmed ftate is attended 



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