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Where a Purge is necessary. 



Boil these ingredients in three quarts of water 

 till reduced to two; then strain it off, and 

 add four ounces of tr&icle, and half a pint 

 bf common sweet oil. 



This clyster must be administered in the same 

 tvay as (No. ^, p. 19), and may be repeated twice 

 a day if required. By the application of these 

 medicines the stomach and intestines will be tho- 

 roughly cleansed from that slimy and greasy mat- 

 ter, as well as the coagulated blood, which is apt 

 to run into lumps, and occasion a total stagna- 

 tion. If tbe fever should continue after the 

 above medicines are given, recourse must be had 

 to the same treatment as for fevers (see chap. VI. 

 pages S7 and fol. ante). 



When the horse is sufficiently recovered, and 

 his appetite begins to be pretty good, it will be 

 proper to give him a gentle aloetic purge or two, 

 such as (No. % p. 11, or No. 4, p. 14), allowing 

 a sufficient time betwixt each dose. Throughout 



