94 MODERN FARRIER. 



Mix up tlie whole with the syrup of buckthorn. 



This ball will relax and soften the skin, and pro- 

 mote insensible perspiration. The following is also 

 a good medicine for this purpose : 



Ginger, , - _ 2 drachms. 



Emetic tartar, - - 1|^ drachm. 



Camphor, . . _ li drachm. 



Opium, - - - 1 scruple. 



Oil of carraway, - - 10 drops. 

 Molasses enough to make a ball. 



During the administration of these medicines, 

 the horse should be every day walked about. His 

 food, if possible, should be green, and, if in winter, 

 carrots should be substituted. His oats also should 

 be hard and sweet, and the hay good. When reco- 

 vered, his work should be gentle, and he should be 

 kept in the fresh air as much as possible. 



58. Loss OF Appetite. 



Symptoms. — This state of disease is usually called 

 chronic indigestion, and is discovered not only by a 

 want of appetite, but also by a roughness and staring 

 of the coat. 



Causes. — Loss of appetite is very frequently only 

 the symptom of other diseases, and must be treated 

 accordingly. However, it sometimes is the effect of 

 weakness of the stomach, induced by the improper 

 use of cordial medicines : and other times it is pro- 

 duced by fatigue, or too close confinement, or from 

 the stomach being loaded with coarse, dry, and in- 

 digestible food. 



Cure. — If the horse be free from any inflammatory 

 complaint, and the loss of appetite clearly proceeds 

 from a weakness of the stomach, the following cor- 

 dial ball may be given every day : 



