Bleeding, Purging, &c. 2i 



till he has foine vent, but rather lead him 

 gently in hand, till ibme evacuation is ob- 

 tained. 



As it is obferved, that horfes more jjorfes 

 willingly take fweet and palatable things, drinks to 

 than thofe that are bitter and of an ill be made 

 tafle, care (liould be taken that the latter P^^^^^^^^> 

 are given in balls, and that their drinks 

 are always contrived to be as little naufe- 

 ous as poffible, and fweetened either with 

 honey or liquorice. Thofe that are pre- 

 pared with the grofs powders, are by no 

 means fo agreeable to a horfe, as thole 

 made by infufion : as the former often 

 clam the mouth, irritate the membranes 

 about the palate and throat, and frequent- 

 ly occafioa the cough they are intended to 

 prevenrt. 



Balls fhould be of an oval iliape, and not Horfeai 

 exceed the fize of a pullet's egg : when i?'^'^^, , 

 the dofe is large, it fhould be divided into ij^^j.^J'^^ 

 two ; and they fhould be dipt in oil, to |. 

 make them nip down theeafier. 



As we have given fonie general forms 

 of purges, we fhali obferve the fame rule 

 in regard to glyflcrs, with fome few cauti- 

 tions and remarks. 



C 3 ,^ Ltc 



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