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give him Hay and good Straw ; but you muft not 

 ride him, only walk him foftly about half an hour 

 in the middle of the day. 



After he has eaten Barley Meal eight days, give 

 him the following Purgative, if you find he ftands 

 in need of it. Take of the fine ft Aloes, an Ounce and 

 half, Agarick, and Roots of Florentine Orris, of each 

 an Ounce ', beat all to pouder, and give 'em with 

 a quart cf Milk, warm from the Cow, keeping him 

 bridled fix hours before, and four hours after, 

 without difcontinuing his ufual Diet. Since the 

 body was cool'd before by the Diet, the purge will 

 occafion no heat or diforder. The fame Diet is an 

 admirable prefervative from feveral Diftempers, 

 efpecially at the end of a Campaign, or after a long 

 Journey. 



If the Horfe lofes his Appetite, when he be- 

 gins to eat the Meal y tye a chewing Ball to his Bitt, 

 renewing it often \ for it not only reftores the Ap- 

 petite, but contributes to the Fattening of the 

 Horfe. 



CHAP. XXVII. 



Of the Palpitation of the Heart. 



TH E Beating, or Palpitation of the Heart, is a 

 violent motion, by which it endeavours to 

 expel fomething that oppreiTes it. 'Tis occafion'd 

 by hard riding, violent exercife, corrupt Water, 

 bad nourifhment, and whatever produces heat or 

 obftru&ions. When 'tis violent, the motion may 

 be perceiv'd on the fides, as likewife a noife like 

 the blows of a Hammer. Some Horfes bear it 

 without lofs of Appetite, or any extraordinary 

 beating in the Flanks, Tis a vehement Diftemper, 



but 



