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 of the attack, yet water is formed in the chell, and 

 a fecond attack foon comes on, and Droves fatal. 



It is of great confeqiience to be able to dillinguifli 

 this difeafe from any other. When a horfe is found 

 dull, holding his head low, with a difficulty of 

 breathing, and quick heaving flanks, uneafmefs and 

 anxiety in the countenance and manner, but no 

 fury, as in cholic, or other inflammatory afledions, 

 it may be conjectured he has inflamed lungs; and if 

 to thefe are added cold legs and ears, with a hot 

 mouth, and a very obfcure beating of the heart, 

 the cafe is certain. 



But the flrongeft chara6leriflic fymptom is, that 

 the horfe hardly ever lies down in this difeafe, till 

 he falls from weaknefs. 



The principal treatment to be depended on in 

 this complaint confifl;s in adlive bleeding, and blif- 

 tering. No time muft be loft ; but as foon as the 

 complaint is afcertained, take feven quarts of blood 

 from a cart-horfe, fix from a hunter or roadfter, 

 and four from a galloway or poney ; after which, 

 the beating of the heart will probably become more 

 evident. On letting this blood cool gradually, with- 

 out fliaking, it will exhibit a white or yellow tough 

 cruft over the red part : this warrants a repetition of 

 the bleeding prefently. As foon as the firft blood is 

 drawn, back-rake, and throw up the opening clyfter; 



