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 monly the principal cause, so any check at this time 

 must peculiarly aggravate the coiDpIaint. See Con- 

 dition OF Horses. 



JAUNDICE. 

 V This disease in horses seldom arises from a defect 

 in the secretion of bile, but commonly from its redun- 

 dance, or diseased quality ; hence is often accompa- 

 nied with purging. Now and then, however, it is 

 acco\npanied with ccstiveness. 



In jaundice, the horse is dull and heavy, the appe- 

 tite bad, the urine dark coloured, and the eyes and 

 mouth \ellow. Wiien fever is present, the disease 

 arises from inflammation of the liver, and must be 

 treated as other ini^ammations. 



Tiie cure of jaundice, when there is costiveness, will 

 consist in skiving three doses of 



Strong Mercurial Purging Balls [page 

 16']; but when the bowels are already loose, 

 the following will be preferable, given every morn- 



ing : 



Calomel , one dram. 



Opium. half a dram. 



Powder of chamomile flowers, and 



powder of gentian, of each.. . .two drams. 

 Make into a ball with honev. 



INFLAM.^IATIOX OF THE LUNGS. 

 Inflamed lungs is a very frequent disease among 

 horses, and kills more of them every year than any 

 other compl.iint. Nothing so much shews the im- 

 proved state of farriery in this country as this disease : 

 heretofore, vrhen a horse died of iufiairauatioii of the 



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