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Cure. — There are many things Ihat are good for a 

 cold, but I shall only mention here those I conceive to be 

 the best. After clothing the horse warmly, take a tea- 

 spoon full of cayenne pepper (for this contains the heat 

 the longest) and put it into a quart of warm water, and 

 give it to him, sweetened if you choose. Repeat once 

 in two hours until it produces the desired effect, not 

 neglecting to rub his limbs and body briskly. Then give 

 him a moderate dose of aloes for physic, this will assist 

 nature in cleansing the stomach and bowels of the canker. 

 After the operation of the physic, it is well to give a 

 spoon full of ginger once or twice a day in his food or 

 drink, for a short time, to assist in keeping up the 

 natural heat. For want of the cayenne, use half a gill 

 of the hot drops, a recipe for which may be found in the 

 list of medicines. A drench of sage or canker tea, will 

 prove beneficial in this, as well as in many diseases of 

 the horse. 



CHAPTER IV. 



CATARRH, ASTHMA AND COUGH. 

 Long and bitter are the days that are counted by throbbing pain. 



There seems to be no end to the catalogue of diseases 

 of the horse, under their present classification, and per- 

 haps none have given rise to more perplexity among far- 

 riers, than the above complaints, which are brought on 

 by a neglected cold, or one of long standing, and are 

 attended with nearly the same symptoms as a cold, as 



