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mentioned the cow-itch I thought the fellow would 

 have gone mad ; and not without reason ; some of 

 the spicula had attached themselves to the cuff of 

 his coat, and I doubt not that they tickled him to 

 some purpose for a week after ! 



I have already observed on the expediency of 

 giving a horse that shows symptoms of distress, a 

 gruel drink ; but sometimes these symptoms are 

 too severe not to require further aid. This is 

 almost the only case in which cordials can be ad- 

 ministered with advantage ; where a horse exhibits 

 signs of being " done up," completely exhausted 

 by severe exertion, I should not hesitate (though 

 I believe it is contrary to the opinion of many ex- 

 perienced judges,) to give him a bottle of good 

 sherry : but this certainly would be wrong after 

 any of the inflammatory symptoms of a chill have 

 shown themselves. In that case prompt and free 

 bleeding only can save the horse, and any cordial 

 is decidedly injurious. The state of the pulse will 

 usually indicate the existence of inflammatory 

 action. It is necessary to inform the inexperienced 

 that the only place where the pulse can be felt to 

 advantage, so as to discriminate the sensation with 

 accuracy, is under the jaw, where the sub-maxillary 

 artei-y can be pressed against the bone. As the 

 position of this artery is only known with certainty 



