16 THE COMPLETE FARRIER. 



and often put his nose to his chest: after standing a little, he will lie 

 down again as before. When the Cholic is easier, he will lie for an 

 hour or more together, with his feet stretched out and his head thrown 

 back, or with his nose upon his ribs. This is caused by bad meat, or 

 bad water, or both : sometimes by drinking hard water when hot, or 

 by a change from soft grit water to limestone or iron water, or by the 

 break of a storm. I have had five or six horses under my care in 

 this disorder in one day, at the break of a frost, by drinking ice, or 

 snow water. Sour grains, sour grass, dry meal, dust, bad hay, and 

 many other things, cause this disorder. Give the following, which is 

 almost a certain cure in two hours. 



1 oz. of Spirits of Sweet Nitre. 

 1 do. of Spirits of Nitre. 

 1 do. of Tincture of Opium. 

 I do. of Sweet Oil. 



All to be given together in a gill of warm ale. Bed the horse well 

 down, and leave him that he may get a little sleep, after which he will 

 get up, and fall to his meat. This is one of the best medicines that 

 has yet been found out. It has saved hundreds of horses, and will 

 save hundreds more, if rightly applied. 



THE BILIOUS OR INFLAMMATORY CHOLIC. 



Symptoms. — This kind of Cholic, besides most of the symptoms of 

 the former, is attended with a fever, great heat, panting, and dryness 

 of the mouth. The horse also generally parts wijh a little loose dung, 

 and a little scalding-hot water ; which, when it appears blackish, or 

 reddish, indicates an approaching mortification. 



CURE. — Take three ounces of Senna, and one ounce of Salt of Tartar; in- 

 fuse them in one quart of boiling water nearly an hour; then strain it off, 

 and add two ounces of Lenitive Electuary, and four ounces of Glauber's 

 Salt. Mix them when hot, or they will not dissolve. 



If the disorder be not removed by the above medicine, but, on the 

 contrary, the fever and inflammation continue to increase, attended 

 with a discharge of flesh-colored matter, the event will probably be 

 fatal ; and the only medicine likely to prevent it, is a strong decoc- 

 tion of Jesuit's bark, a pint of which may be given every three hours, 

 mixed with a gill of red port wine ; or you may give one ounce of 

 the powder of bark with the wine. Or, if these cannot be got easily, 

 give four ounces of tincture of rhubarb in three gills of red port wine. 

 A so give a clyster every two hours, made of two new-laid eggs, well 

 broken, and two ounces of London or Venice treacle, in one quart of 

 milk. Give it warm. 



If the horse recover, it will be proper to give him a gentle purge or 

 two in a week after. Take 



1 oz. Rhubarb, in Powder. 

 h do. Jalap, do 



Work them up into a ball with syrup of buckthorn, and give it to 

 the horse, with warm water to work it off 



