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pulse of a horse in good health is about forty to the min- 

 ute. When it runs as high as sixty or seventy it denotes 

 much fever. At this time avoid all stimulating drinks, 

 feed light, and keep the horse quiet. If he manifest 

 great thirst, make a weak tea of sweet-fern, clover, cat- 

 nip, thorough wort, or raspberry, and give it nearly cold. 

 Should the fever not abate, give the following 



Fever-hall. — Take of antimonial powder, tartarized 

 antimony, and camphor, each 1 dram; nitre, castilesoap, 

 and aloes, each 2 drams : mix with molasses, make into 

 a ball, and give it in the morning ; and in six hours after 

 give the following 



Purgative Drink. — Take 4 oz. Epsom salts, -J oz. ni- 

 tre, \ lb. coarse sugar, dissolve them in one quart of warm 

 water, then add 6 oz. castor-oil ; mix well, and give one 

 gill, hlood-ivarm, morning and evening, until a proper 

 passage be obtained. 



Powerful Mixture for Fevers. — If the fever be high, it 

 will be necessaiy to bleed moderately; and three hours 

 after give the following powders : 1 oz. tartar emetic, 

 2 oz. calcined antimony, 1 oz. calcined hartshorn ; grind 

 them, in a mortar, to a fine powder, and keep in a bottle 

 well corked. Two drams will be sufficient for a dose, 

 which, with 1 oz, of nitre, may be given three times a 

 day, in a pint of warm gruel. If the fever be violent, 

 and the horse in a raging state, \ an ounce of opium may 

 be added to each dose of powders. 



SCOURS. 



Scours are occasioned by changing from dry to green 

 food, a sudden change of the atmosphere, or from eating 

 some jDoisonous plant. It is advisable not to check it for 

 a few hours after its appearance, that the system may 

 become thoroughly cleansed. Take 1 pt. rye or Holland 

 gin, i oz. laudanum, and \ oz. indigo ; shake them well 

 in a bottle, and give all at one dose. If the disease does 

 not abate after 30 hours, take \ lb. mutton-tallow, 2 qts 

 new milk; boil 15 minutes; add 1 oz. ginger and 1 oz. 

 laudanum, and give after the horse has fasted three hours. 

 Colts are often troubled with this complaint. One fourth 

 of the above will be a sufficient dose for colts of one year 

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