THE HORSE AND ITS DISEASES. 107 



Treatment. — The treatment must be adapted to the 

 condition of the subject — my experience justifies me in 

 ascribing this disease to a two-fold origin, with each of 

 which a want of cleanliness goes hand-in-hand. This 

 two-fold origin is, too high feeding, immoderate and 

 excessive in quantity, on the one hand — or staiwation 

 or deficiency in quantity, and unwholesomeness in quality 

 on the other. 



Over-fed horses must be purged, and sometimes bled, 

 to diminish the quantity of the circulating fluid — starved 

 horses must get good wholesome, nourishing food ; 

 greater regard being had for its quality than its quantity. 



In the case of poorly fed horses, the abstraction of 

 blood only aggravates the disease, and must be carefully 

 avoided. Keep the horses in bran mashes, and give in 

 each mash a powder of the following description, for six 

 consecutive days. 



Black Antimony 3 drachms. 



Sulphur 4 ,, 



Mtre 2 „ 



Tartar Emetic ^ ,, 



Mix to make one dose. 



As in the treatment of the disease termed surfeit, the 

 horse must be warmly clothed, and have gentle trotting 

 exercise for four days in succession, to be continued until 

 a copious perspiration breaks forth, let him then rest for 

 half an hour, when he may be rubbed with a dry cloth, 

 when quite dry rub in the following ointment : — 



Strong Mercurial Ointment 1 ounce. 



Sulphur I pound. 



Spirits of Turpentine ^ pint. 



Tobacco Water 1 ,, 



Mixed well together, and rubbed on three days in suc- 

 cession ; three days after the last application, wash the 



