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 m the field or stable, is at some times hot, at others 

 cold, refuses his food, and seems desirous of water; 

 if to these symijtoms he does not add the appearance 

 of great pain, by trembling, partial sweating, laying 

 down and rolling, standing with his legs wide, or fre- 

 quently looking at his flanks, and has no remark- 

 able difHculty of breathing, such a horse has simple 

 fever. 



The cure should be began by taking a^vay three 

 or four quarts of blood, after which back rake, and 

 throw up a clyster. One of the Cough and Fever 

 Powders [page 19] should be given every night and 

 morning in a mash, if he will eat; if not, in a drench. 

 If on the second day he seems not amended, but is 

 hot, dry, and restless, with the beating of the flanks 

 considerable, take two quarts more of blood from 

 him ; and this w ill be more particularly proper, if, on 

 the surface of the blood drawn on the first day, there 

 should be a thick tough yellow crust or coat. The 

 clyster should be repeated, and the Powders conti- 

 nued. On the third day, unless the weakness is very 

 great, continue the Powders, keep moderately warm, 

 give bran mashes and bran water Uikewarm in plenty 

 to drink. But should the weakness prove excessive, 

 give malt mashes, nourishing clysters, aad every night 

 and mornins; one of the Fever Cordial Balls 

 [page 14], washing it down w ith ale or gruel. 



FISTULA. 



Fistulous sores are such as have an external open- 

 ing, with a large surface under the skin : if the sinuses 

 are numerous, they are called by farriers pipes. Pole 

 evil is an instance of bad fistulous sore. Fistulous wi- 



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