20 ON PURGING. 



Useful Drink for a Race-horse. 



quid to be forced through the pipe, by twisting 

 the bladder with your hands. As soon as the 

 horse has received it, take away the pipe, and im- 

 mediately put a wisp of straw to the horse's fun- 

 dament, holding it there with the tail for the 

 space of ten minutes. These rules should be 

 observed in administering all clysters; and the 

 pipe here mentioned is much better than a sy- 

 ringe, because the latter will make the horse start, 

 and cause him to eject the clyster immediately. 

 Before the present chapter is concluded, it will 

 be necessary to propose a useful drink for a race 

 horse, or a hunter, after a hard day's fatigue. 



(RECIPE, No. 10.) 



Purging Drink, 



Take — The best senna, two ounces ; just give it a boil 

 in a quart of water, and then let it infuse 

 for two hours in a pot close covered down. 

 Strain it off, and add, 



GlaulxT's salts, four ounces ; 



Lenitive electuary, four ounces ; 



