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to have been drawn from the works of medical authors, 

 and their reasoning seems to be entirely analogical I 

 could only discover two kinds of fever, the one is termed 

 simple, the other symptomatic — for example, if the lungs, 

 bowels, or stomach were inflamed, the whole system 

 would be thrown into disorder, and a symptomatic fever 

 produced ; but if a collapse of the perspirable vessels 

 happens to take place, the blood will accumulate in the 

 interior parts of the body, and though inflammation is 

 not produced by it, the unequal distribution of the blood 

 alone will occasion that derangement in the system, 

 which constitute the simple fever. 



The simple fever does not occur so often as the 

 symptomatic, nor is it by any means so formidable in its 

 a})pearance ; yet, it is necessaiy to give it the earliest 

 attention, for unless nature receives timely assistance, 

 she will be sometimes unable to get rid of the load which 

 ox)presses her, and the blood will accumulate in the 

 interior part of the body, until inflammation in some of the 

 viscera is produced, and a dangerous disease established. 



Symptoms — The following are the symptoms of the 

 simple fever — shivering succeeded by loss of appetite, 

 dejected appearance, quick pulse, hot mouth, and a 

 degree of debility ; the horse is generally costive, and 

 voids his urine with difficulty ; sometimes the disease is 

 accompanied with quickness of breathing, and in a few 

 cases, with pain in the bowels, or symptoms of colic. 



Cure. — As soon as a horse is attacked by the disease, 

 let him be bled freely, and if bound in the bowels, give 

 a pint of castor oil, and several warm clysters composed 

 of water and oil ; the fever powders to be given in bran 

 mashes if he takes them, if not, give the following in a 

 ball every day until he gets a change for the better : — 



Tartar Emetic 1 drachm. 



Nitre 3 „ 



Camphor 1 ,, 



Digitalis 1 ,, 



