20 THE COMPLETE FARRIER. 



bladder had been placed on the liver, it would always have been 

 exposed to injuries. 



Symptoms. — The white of the eyes is yellow, also the inside of 

 the mouth, the tongue, and the bars in the mouth, are of a dusky 

 yellow ; the horse is dull, and refuses all kinds of food ; a slow fever 

 is perceived, which increases with the yellowness ; the dung is often 

 hard and dry, and of a pale yellow color ; the urine is commonly of 

 a dark, dirty brown, and when it has settled, sometimes looks like 

 blood : the horse stales with pain and difficulty ; and, if the disorder 

 is not checked, becomes in a short time unable to stir about. When 

 this disease gets strong hold of a horse before proper medicines are 

 applied, it is often fatal, or it brings on some other disorder as bad, or 

 worse than itself. 



Cure. — Bleed plentifully, and as this disease is always attended by 

 a costive habit of body, it will be proper to give a clyster or two be- 

 fore you give the physic. A clyster may be made of one ounce of 

 camomile flowers, boiled in a quart of water with two ounces of 

 Castile soap. Then give the following ball. 



4 drams of Indian Rhubarb. 



2 do. of Saffron. 



6 do. of Socotrine Aloes. 



1 oz. of Castile Soap. 



To be brayed in a mortar with a little syrup of buckthorn, and 

 made into two' balls ; one to be given the last thing at night, and the 

 other the first thing in the morning ; and give plenty of warm water 

 to work them off. If the disease is obstinate and will not yield to the 

 above, give the following ball. 



1 dram of Calomel, 8 drams to an oz. 



1 oz. of Barbadoes Aloes. 



1 do. of Venice Soap. 



1 do. of Turmeric. 



I dram of Oil of Juniper. 



All to be brayed in a mortar with a little syrup of buckthorn, and 

 made into two balls ; one to be given at night, and the other in the 

 morning, with plenty of warm water, and walking exercise till 

 wrought off. 



If the horse is better after the first medicine, repeat it, for it is much 

 safer than the last ; but if not, the last may be given, and repeated as 

 need requires; but be careful not to give it in less than six days 

 distance. 



If, after giving one dose of the last ball, you give the following 

 powders every other day in celantine tea, if it can be got, or in warm 

 ale, you will find them very useful in removing the complaint. 



2 oz. of Salts of Tartar. 



1 oz. of iEthiop's Mineral. 



3 oz. of Turmeric. 



These powders are proper to be given after either of the former doses. 



There are so many prescriptions given for this disorder, that a 

 horse's life is endangered by them, for although the things given by 

 many people may do the horse no hurt, yet the disorder ia getting 



