4^4 ON DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS. 



juniper berries, marfhmallows, parfley, and 

 liquorice roots, in which gum is diflblved, and 

 fweetened with honey ; dofe a pint or two, with 

 a gill of fine old Holland Geneva ; in cafe of 

 much fever the fpirit to be omitted. The 

 quantity, freedom, and colour of the urine, 

 will determine the Rate of body, or the horie 's 

 amendment. Sometimes a cure is very tedious 

 and protrafted, but it is infinitely fafer to at- 

 tend patently nature's good time, and the ope- 

 ration of mild medicines, than to attempt any 

 hafty and forcible meafures. The horfe being 

 ftrong may have gentle phyfic after the cure, 

 otherwife fiiould be fent to grafs. Chronic, or 

 neglefted cafes of this kind, are abfolutcly in- 

 curable in the flable ; the fame may be faid of 

 ftrains in the loins, which, if very bad, will 

 require at lead a twelvemonth's run, to 

 be thoroughly recovered. 



For affection of the kidneys from Catarrh, 

 fee that Chapter. 



For BLOODY Urine, from falls or bruifes, 

 from over {training at a hard leap, or a hard 

 run heat in racing, or any other caufe ; bleed, 

 and give two quarts of milk, or whey, w^arm, 

 with a gill of peppermint- water, and a ftrong 

 deco6tion of two ounces juniper berries ; Irilli 

 flate, tw^o drachms ; fweeten with honey, or 

 fyrup of quinces. If the drink be defired more 

 efficacious, repeat and continue it once a day, 



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