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CHAP. XIII. 



0/ -'/'^ C H O L I C cr G R I P E S, 



and Pains in the Bowels, from fiid- 

 den Accidents. 



THERE feems to be no diilemper The 

 fo little underftood by the common g^pes in 

 farrier, asthecholic or gripes in horfes, /^°J * 

 one general remedy or method ierving derftood 

 them in all cafes-, but as this diforder byfarriers. 

 may be produced by very different cauies, 

 the method of cure muft alfo vary, other- 

 wife the intended remedy injudicioudy 

 applied, will not only aggravate the com- 

 plaint, but make it fatal. We ihall di- 

 vide this diforder into three different fpe- 

 cies \ the flatulent or windy, the bilious ^, ,.^ 

 or inflammatory, and the dry gripes ; each rent kinds 

 of which we fliall difl:inguifh by their diffe- of gripes, 

 rent fymptoms, and then point out the 

 proper remedies. 



The flatulent or windy cholic is thus The fym. 

 known. The horfe is often lying down, pt^*€>f 

 and as fuddenly rifing again with a jy-^^-clio- 

 fpring ; he ftrikes his belly with hhs hin- 

 der feet, fl:amps with his foie feet, and 



K 3 refu fcs 



