6 General Dire8tions in 



and hay at all times to come to. So 

 treated, they are feldom fick, their limbs 

 always clean and dry ; and with the al- 

 lowance of corn will hunt, and do more 

 bufinefs than horles kept conllantly at 

 houfe . 



Horfes If, when horfes are taken up from 



taken up grafs, they fliould grow hot and coflive, 

 fromgra.s ^-^ \ix^x\ and chopt hay with their corn % 

 na^'ed! ' ^"^ ^'^^ them fometimes a feed of fcald^ 

 ed bran for a fortnight, or longer : let 

 their exercife and diet be moderate for 

 fome time, and both increafed by de- 

 grees. 



Antimo- F.qual quantities of antimony and ful- 

 iiialsand phut, are fometimes given in their corn 

 alteratives or marfhes, to fweeten the blood, and 

 fometimes j^^^ ^^ j^^^i Open. The Hver of anti- 



mony is frequently directed for this pur- 

 pofe, to the quantity of half an ounce at 

 a time •, but it is thought by fomiC to fuc- 

 ceed befl after the blood has been gradual- 

 ly warmed and fufed by the above or with 

 antimony and gum-guaiacum, previoufly 

 taken for ten or twelve days. 



Caution It is worth obferving, that when this 



concern- medicine is given in larger quantities, in- 



ing hver {xtdA of promoting a kind moiilure, and 



^ony!" ^^^^^ perfpiration through the fl<:in, it 



' ' * ' , ^ fometimes 



