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BLEEDING. 



THE bleeding of a horse is so common and simple, 

 that but little instruction can be necessary for the per- 

 formance of the operation. The blood should always 

 be caught in some vessel for the purpose of judging ol 

 its quantity and quality ; if after it has coagulated a 

 light buff coloured jelly forms the surface, it is an evi- 

 dence of the inflammatory state of the blood. Blooa 

 drawn from a healthy horse very soon coagulates and 

 appears like a uniformly red jelly, with a small quantit 

 of fluid, resembling water, floating on the surface. . 

 consists of two parts the red jelly (termed crassa- 

 mentum) and the water or serum ; the former may be 

 separated into two parts by washing the red globules 

 and coagulable lymph. 



Bleeding is extremely beneficial in many diseases ; 

 and with safety from one quart to one and a half gal 

 ions may be taken at one time. 



TO SPOT A WHITE HORSE 



WITH BLACK SPOTS. 



TAKE litharage, three ounces ; quick lime, six ounces ; 

 beat it fine and mix it together : put it into a pan and 

 pour a sharp ley over it ; then boil it and you will 

 have a fat substance swim on top, with which anoint 

 the horse in such places as you design to have black, 

 and it will turn to the colour immediately. 



