322 The Compteat Horfeman : or. 



In all cafes, you muft be cautious of over- cooling 

 the Horfe's Body ; for, as I fa id before, their Con- 

 dition is different from that of Mens. 



CHAP. XXVIII. 



Of Fevers. 



Vigorous young Hoffes of a flender make, are 

 often attack'd by putrid Fevers , in which cafe, 

 they ftupidly hang their Heads, and can fcarcekeep 

 their Eyes open \ they reel as they go j the Tongue 

 and Roof of the Mouth is blackifh, rough and dry ^ 

 a great heat is fpread over all the Body -, their Eyes 

 are red, their Breath hot and iharp, and their Flanks 

 beat violently. 



■ As for the Cure : Let Blood immediately, fome- 

 times in the Neck, Temple, or Eye- Veins-, and 

 fometimes in the Brisket, Flanks, or Veins of the 

 Thighs^ for Bleeding eafes the diftended Veflels, 

 allays the Heat and Ebullition \ and by leffening 

 the quantity of the Humours, gives nature an op- 

 portunity of fubduing the reft. Feed the Horfe 

 with green Barley, Dandelion, and the Tops of Fine- 

 leaves *, and that in fnch a quantity, as is juft fuffi- 

 cient to keep him from ftarving. For his ordinary 

 drink, boil two Ounces of white Tartar^ in fine ponder, 

 in two quarts of Water, for a quarter of an hour: 

 Then pour the Decoction into a Pailful of Water, 

 with a handful of Barley-flower •, and let him drink as 

 much as he pleales. 



Nothing is of more ufe for allay- 

 An excellent ing the Heat, and quieting the Com- 

 cheap Remedy motion of the Humours, and pro- 

 for Few*. yoking Urine powerfully, than what 



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