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vulfions; and are.feldom dircovered by 

 any previous figns before they come 

 to life, when they throw a horie into vio- 

 lent agonies. Vide Convulfions. The 

 other kinds are irore troubjefome than 

 dangerous j but are known by the fol- 

 lowing figns. The horfe looks lean and 

 jaded, his hair ftaresas if he was furfeited, 

 and nothing he eats makes him thrive •, 

 he often flrikes his hind feet againft his 

 beliy, is fomctimes griped, but without 

 ' the violent fymptoms that attend a cholic 

 or ilrangury , for he never rolls and tum- 

 bles, but only (hews uneafinefs, and 

 generally lays himfelf down quietly on his 

 belly for a little while, and then gets up 

 and falls a feeding : but the fureft fign is 

 v/hen he voids them with his dung. 



The cure For the cure of bots in the flomach, 

 of bots. vve have already taken notice that calomel 

 fhould firft be given in large quantities, 

 and repeated at proper intervals; vide 

 p. 88 . i^thiop's mineral, or fome of xh^ 

 under- mentioned forms, may be given 

 afterwards. 



But bots in the flrait gut may be cured 

 by giving the horfe a ipoonful of favin 

 cut very fmall, once or twice a day in 

 his oats or bran moiflened j and three 



or 



