3^8 The Contpleat Horfeman : or, 

 I This Diftemper is eafily cur'd by bleeding plen- 

 tifully once or twice in the Neck-Feins. If unfea- 

 fonable Bleeding occafions a Fever, by repelling the 

 Humour, you muft immediately inject a Clyfter ; and 

 an Hour after give an Ounce or two of Venice Treacle 

 or Diatejfaron in Wine ^ which will drive out the Hu- 

 mour, and at lafl cure the Horfe. 



Sometimes the exceffive Heat and Boiling of the 

 Blood, occafions its forming it felf into little Knots 

 or Bunches, in ftveral Parts of the Body j which is 

 effectually cured by giving every Day an Ounce and 

 half of Liver of Antimony ; or three or four Do- 

 fes of Cinnabar Pills ; tor fuch Medicines cool and 

 purifie the Blood. Sal Prunella given in the Horfe's 

 Bran, will prevent this Diftemper, by expel- 

 ling the bilious Scrofities, and that perhaps by 

 Urine. A l ■ ' 



CHAP. XXXL 



Of the Molten Greafe, 



THE Molten Greafe is a Diftemper, to which 

 fat Horfes are molt fubjedt •, for their tough 

 flimy Homonrs (miftaken for melted Fat) are by 

 Vertue of an Agitation and a provident ftruggle of 

 Nature, thrown into the Guts, in order to Evacua- 

 tion * and this Cafe is beft known, by putting one's 

 Hand into the Horfe's Fundament ; for if the Greafe 

 is Molten, a whitifti Film will cover the Excre- 

 ments thus drawn forth. 



Upon the lead Sufpicion of the Molten Greafe, 

 put into the Horfe's Fundament your Hand and 

 Arm, anointed with/™/]* Butter \ and draw forth 

 Slot only the Dujig, but ajl the flimy Humours. 



After 



