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attain generally without rolling: whereas a horfe in 

 gripes has a conftant inclination to roll on his back, 

 the urine is frequently voided in final! quantities, and 



very red. 



There are balls and other medicines advertifed for 

 this complaint ; but whoever pretends to cure this 

 kind of cholic by the mouth, either deceives himfelf 

 or the public. The fact is, no medicine can reach 

 the whole line of inteftines fufficiently quick to do 

 much good ; and, moreover, they are at this time 

 in fuch aftate of tendernefs and irritation, that even 

 the mildeft medicines prove hurtful : folid food even, 

 therefore, fhould be denied, and nothing but bran 

 water or thin gruel allowed. 



The cure muft be begun by bleeding, and that 

 very plentifully; fix or feven quarts may be taken 

 from a large horfe: back rake immediately, and 

 throw up fome warm water; and, if the horfe is 

 coftivc, a quart of caftor oil may be given, mixed 

 with a pint of warm water, as a drench : nothing 

 more adive muft be admitted into the ftomach. But 

 a moft clTential circumftance to attend to is the 

 raifin"- an external inflammation on the outfide of the 

 belly. This may be done by rubbing in two ounces 



of the 



Blistering Ointment [page 23], melted with 

 two ounces of oil of turpentine ; or four ounces of 

 flour of muftard may be mixed as in making it for 

 eating, into which two ounces of fpirit of hartfliorn 



