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beans, would probably pafs off with a very mo- 

 .derate ftruggle Trom nature. 



The fyinptoms fcarccly need defcription ; cold 

 dew at the ear-roois and flanks ; frequent point- 

 ing to the feat of complaint, and a defire to lie 

 down and roll ; fudden rifing and great agita- 

 tion ; .the greatnefs of the agitation, or rather 

 jaditaiion, no convulfions exifting, feems to 

 form the diagnoflic in all colicky complaints. 



The Cure requires prompt and vigorous 

 meafures, and plenty of affiftants to condu6l 

 them. Loofe ftable, or out-houfe, well littered 

 down, that the horfe may have room to roll 

 himfelf without injury. Clothe with warm 

 dry clothes. Man to attend the head, that it 

 be not beat againft the pavement or wall ; 

 another or two to rub the belly well at every 

 quiet interval ; a more effe61ual help than ge- 

 nerally imagined, to difperfe the wind. Bleed, 

 if poflible, in the neck veins, not only to afcer- 

 tain the quantity, but becaufe furely it cannot 

 be irrational to fuppofe fuch a fubftance as 

 bloodj improper to be taken into the ftomach, 

 under the circumftances. Whilfl medical re- 

 medies are preparing, v/alk the horfe about 

 brifl<Lly in hand, one following with a whip; 

 or keep him to the jog-trot, but drive him not 

 fafl;, or harafs him, on any pretence, which 

 has ruptured the belly of many a horfe, and 

 which at lead often inflames and exafperates 



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