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CHAP. XIV. 



Of the Lax and Scouring, ivilh other 

 Diforders of the Stomach and 

 Bowels, 



IT /s fometimes a nice matter to form A purging 

 a proper judgment when to controul"^^^'* 

 or encourage a loofenefs, but thefc gene-^^'T^^ 

 ral rules may be adiredion : If a healthy ^ '^^^* 

 full horfe, on taking cold, or upon hard 

 riding, overfeeding, eating unwholefome 

 food, or with a flight fever, fhould have 

 a moderate purging, by no means think 

 of flopping it ; but rather encourage 

 it with an open diet, and plenty of 

 warm gruel : but if it continues long, 

 with gripings, mucus of the bowels 

 coming away, and the horfe lofing his 

 appetite and ?iQ?ny it is then high time 

 to ^ give him proper medicines : if he 

 voids great quantities of fiime and greafy 

 matter, give him the following drench, 



and repeat it -every other day for three 

 times. 



TAKE lenitive elecluary and cream An open- 

 of tartar, of each four ounces ;ing drii^k. 



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