Staggers, &c, 83 



But in all kinds of gripes, whether The fym- 

 they proceed from diforders in the guts, P^*^"'.^ 

 or retention of urine, a horfe is often up ^lefcribed. 

 and down, rolls and tumbles about, and 

 when he goes to lie down, generally makes 

 feveral motions with great feeming care- 

 fulnefs, which fliews he has a fenfe of his 

 pain, and if he lays ftretched out for any 

 time, jt is generally but for a Ihort fpace. 

 Vide Chapter on Gripes. 



Epilepfies and convulfions may arlie Epilepfies 

 from blows on the head, too violent ^"^ <^°"" 

 exercife, and hard (training ; and from ^rifeT ^ 

 a fulnefs of blood, or impoverilhed difFerent 

 blood, and furfeits; which are fome ofcaufes. 

 the caufes that denote the original dif- 

 order. 



But the head may alfo be afFe<5led by 

 fympathy of nerves ; for exceflive pain 

 in any part of the body will excite con- 

 vulfions, efpecially if the nerves and ten- 

 dinous p^rts are affeded, as by wounds, 

 pundures, and bruifes externally; and 

 by ulcers, gatherings of matter, .and by 

 bots and worms, v/ounding and velli- 

 cating the nervous parts internally •, long 

 coftiv^enefs has fometimes alfo occafioned 

 thefe diforders. In all fuch cafes, the 



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