1 54 On the Yellow JVater of Horses, 



the successful practice of two medical gentlemen, who 

 have given an account of the disease, and of their modes 

 of treatment. 



The late Dr. Sayre has recorded the prevalence of 

 the disease, in one of the most highly cultivated coun- 

 tries in Nevv^ Jersey ; abounding with rich natural mea- 

 dov\'S. The symptoms were, loss of appetite, incapa- 

 city for labour, costiveness, heaviness of the eyes, great 

 heat, high coloured urine, cough more or less severe,, 

 and frequently an enlargement of the belly and limbs. 

 The blood when drawn, was extremely buffy, exhibit- 

 ing a covering of coagulable lymph, more than an inch 

 thick. Large glandular swellings occurred about the 

 throat, which suppurated, and such were more apt to re- 

 cover. Horses imiformly stabled, fared worst. One 

 dissection shewed adhesions among the contents of the 

 belly, enlargement and blackness of the liver, and effu= 

 sion of water into the cavity of the belly. 



Dr. Sayre had a horse attacked by the staggers, dur- 

 ing the prevalence of the disease, and as he believed it 

 to be only a variety of the yellow water, the force of the 

 disease being directed to the brain, he took away more 

 than thirteen pints of buffy blood, which caused a tem- 

 porary alleviation of the disease. In a few hours after, 

 on a return of the disease, seven more pints w^ere taken 

 aw^ay : a purge of a drachm of calomel, and -3 drachms 

 of jalap was given. — Bleeding to the same amount as 

 the last, was performed again, the next day, in conse- 

 quence of a return of the disease. In the evening, the 

 horse began to nibble a little grass for the first time, 

 since his illness, and the next day, appeared free from 

 complaint. — Kexv York 3Ied» Repos. VoL 3. page 342. 



