i6 Of P U R G E S. 



A Gentle Mild PURGE. 



Take Barbadocs Aloes one ounce, Race Ginger two drams, 

 Caflile Soap one dram, Salt of Tartar one dram, all m fine 

 powder, made up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn for one 

 dofe: if you fliould wifli the above to aft as an alterative ; 

 then, inflead of one dram of Salt of Tartar, make ufe of four 

 drams, to the above Purge; and then it will a6l as an alterative, 

 and pafs through the whole mafs of Blood. 



A Purge may ^vork the firft day it is given; but commonly 

 not until the fecond day ; although I have known a Purge to 

 lay in a horfe three days, and worked well off at laft ; however 

 I will advife, not to fhir a horfe out of the flable but as little 

 as polhble whilfl the phyfic is operating; but if necefTity 

 fhould urge, to give a horfe a gentle turn out, in the time his 

 phyfic is operating ; let them be very fliort turns, not above 

 half an hour at one time : for there is no need of exercife 

 during the operation of phyfic, fince every Purge will carry 

 itfelfoff, with keeping warm, and fupplying the horfe with 

 warm Water or thin Watergruel; and that pretty often, but 

 not above a quarter of a pailful at one time: and alfo, I do 

 advife all grooms and keepers of horfes, not to toil and fatigue 

 a horfe with exercife in the time of phyfic, but rub and whifp 

 him well over and circulate him well in the flail. The above 

 ill-pra6lice of too fevere exercife in phyfic, has been the death 

 of feveral brave horfes, to my certain knowledge. Alfo, I 

 further fay, if the horfe works well in the flable, he need not 

 be taken out at all, while the phyfic is operating ; but if the 

 phyfic does not work off well, let him have three or four 

 turns out, in the fpace of the day, and not above half an hour 

 at one time. 



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