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determination of blood to the surface, and relieving- 

 the diseased organ. 



The same consideration will show the propriety of 

 hand-rubbing the extremities, and covering them well 

 with flannel rollers. This may be greatly assisted by 

 rubbing in a liniment composed of equal parts of the 

 oil of cantharides, and of hartshorn, diluted with four 

 parts of olive oil. The intense coldness of the legs 

 shows that little of the vital current reaches them: 

 but when a comfortable warmth has been restored, 

 and the proper amount of blood has been solicited 

 back to the feet, proportionally less will flow to the 

 inflamed and overloaded parts. 



As for food, the horse will rarely touch any : and if 

 he were disposed so to do, he should not be allowed 

 more than an exceedingly small portion of green 

 meat. To water he may have free access ; a pailful 

 should always be slung in his box, it having been 

 previously boiled, and when at its greatest heat poured 

 upon a large handful of flour, the whole being stirred 

 well and long afterwards. 



No secondary drain upon the system is required, or 

 is in any case allowable. Weakness is sure to ensue, 

 upon violent inflammation ; while effusion into or 

 dropsy of the chest is a termination to pneumonia 

 much to be expected, and of course is proportionably 

 to be guarded against. This can only be done by 

 husbanding the strength to that degree which the 

 disorder will permit. The old practice of draining- 

 the life out of a horse, under the notion of conquering 

 some remnant of inflammation, is now wisely dis- 

 carded ; and it is known that what was formerly mis- 

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