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three drams of faffron and camphor, 

 difTolved firll in a little fpirit of wine ; 

 the quantity of the nitre may bepellcned, 

 and thefe increafed, as the fymptoms in- 

 dicate. 



The diet fliould be regular ; no oats The diet. 

 given, but fcalded, or raw bran fprin- 

 kled *, the beft-flavourcd hay ihould be 

 given by handfuls, and often by hand, 

 as the horfe fometimes cannot lift up his 

 head to the rack. 



As drinking is fo abfolutely necefiary Dilution 

 to dilute the blood, if the horfe refufes to nece/Tary. 

 drink freely of warm water or gruel, 

 he muft be indulged with having the 

 chill only taken olf, by (landing in the 

 flable j nor will any inconvenience enfue, 

 but oftener an advantage : for the nau- 

 feous warmth of v/ater, forced on horles 

 for a time, palls their ftomachs, and 

 takes away their appetites, which the 

 cold water generally reftores. 



Should the fever after this treatment When thf 

 increafe, the horfe feed i^little, ftale often, ^ever in- 

 his urine being thin and pale,, and his "^^^^''^*' 

 dung fometimes loofe, and at other times 

 hard ; fhould the moifture in his mouth 

 continue, his {k\,\ being fometimes dry, 

 and at others moift, with his coat looking 



D 4 flaring. 



