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the rack, which a horfe will often eat, 

 when he will touch nothing elfe: his 

 water need not be much warmed, but 

 fhould be given often, and in fmall quan- 

 tities : his cloathing fhould be moderate, 

 too much heat and weight on a horfe being 

 improper in a fever j which fcarce ever 

 goes off in critical fweats (as thofe in the 

 human body terminate) but by Itrong 

 perfpiration. 



Obferva- If in a day or two he begins to eat 

 ^^^^' his bran, and pick a little hay, this me- 

 thod with good nurfing will anfwer ; but 

 ii' he refufes to feed, more blood fliould 

 be taken away, and the drinks continued i 

 to which may be added two or three 

 drams of faffron, avoiding at this time 

 all hotter medicines. The following glyf- 

 ter fhould be given, which may be re- 

 peated every day, efpecially if his dung 

 Is knotty and dry, 



Theemol- TAKE two handfuls of marlli-mal- 

 lient giyi- lows, and one of camomile flowers s 



fennel-feed an ounce ; boil in three 

 quarts of water to two, ftrain off, 

 and add four ounces of treacle, and 

 a pint of linfced oil, or any common 

 oil. 



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