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the kidneys, as well as giving bad oats or musty hay, or 

 fresh green tares in too ,great a quantity, causes inflamma- 

 tion of the kidneys or bladder, or both ; which we shall 

 presently notice. 



The Yellows, or Jaundice, is a disease which rarely ap- 

 pears by itself; it is usually accompanied by some disease 

 of the internal organs : its principal symptoms are — a yel- 

 lowness in and about the mouth, and the inner parts of the 

 eyes and eye-lids ; the urinary fluid is of a similar colour, 

 and the dung generally hard ; the animal is dull and hea- 

 vy, loses his appetite, has usually a low fever, and becomes 

 weak and spiiitless. 



To cure this disease, first bleed the horse, more or less, 

 according to the fulness of blood in the animal, or extent 

 of the fever ; but not copiously, unless inflammation be in- 

 dicated by the pulse being quick and strong, and the ex- 

 tremities be unusually cold ; in such cases, bleed more co- 

 piously, and afterwards inject the clyster in the way pre- 

 scribed in page 76, repeating it once or twice in the same 

 day. About two hours after the bleeding, give a ball made 

 up of the following ingredients : 



Barbadoes aloes, . . . _ two drams ; 



Powdered myrrh and Castile soap, each two drams ; 



Colomel, -.---_ half a dram ; 



Tartarised antimony, - . . one dram. 



Make it up into a ball with honey, and repeat it once a day 

 until it purges ; after which, if fever still exists, give the 

 following fever ball : 



Antimonial powder, - . . two drams ; 



Castile soap and camomile powder, each - two drams; 



Camphor and honey, each, - - one dram ; 



Nitre, --.-._ half an oz. 



Mix the several ingredients into a bail with honey, and 

 give it : repeating it a second or third time, which will 

 generally be found suflicient. 



Should the bowels have been relaxed from the begin- 

 ning, do not give the ball with the aloes, but substitute the 

 followinsr instead : 



Cascarilla, powdered, - - two drams ; 

 Tartarized antimony, - - one and a half drain 

 0})ium, - . - - one dram : 



CHJomel ... half a dram 



