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Signs of a The figns of a horfe's recovery are 

 "^^*"^'^'^^^" known by his hide's keeping open, and 

 ^^^^y- his flcin feeling kindly ; his ears and feet 

 will be of a moderate v/armth, and his 

 eyes bvifk and lively j his nole grows 

 dean and dry ; his appetite mends, he 

 lays down well, and bothilales and dungs 

 regularly. 



Cautions. Be careful not to overfeed him on his re- 

 covery ; let his diet be light, feeds fmall, 

 and increaled by degrees, as he gets 

 llrength : for by overfeeding, horfes iiave 

 frequent relapfes, or great furfeits, which 

 are always difficult of cure. 



Praaical This is the mod fuccefsful method of 

 obferva- treating thefe irregular, malignant fevers ; 

 where it is evident, by the various efforts 

 nature makes to relieve herfelf, fhe wants 

 afiiftance, and a fpur to quicken her mo- 

 tions. For by the ufe of thefe warm me- 

 dicines, a crifis, or termination of the dif- 

 eafe, is quickened and, promoted, as ap- 

 pears by the alteration made both in the 

 urine and fkin ; the former of which, by 

 its thicknefs, fhews flgns of concodion, 

 as it is called, or of a feparation of the 

 feverifh matter from the bood ; and the 

 latter, by its fmoothnefs and gloffinefs, 

 proves that a regular and free perfpiratioil 



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