PATHOLOGY. o J 



The first indication of the cure of catarrh, is to 

 lower the circulation, by taking away two quarts 

 of blood, and afterwards let a moderate warm 

 mash of bran, with a few oats, be put into a nose- 

 bag, and secured upon the horse's head, so as to 

 let the warm steam continually pafs up his nostrils. 

 This method of using the mash is evidently the 

 best : for the warm steam lubricates the mucous 

 membranes, sheaths and preserves them from the 

 acrimony of the humours, and ultimately restores 

 them to their proper action/ by removing their 

 tension. 



The intestines should be kept open by gentle 

 alterative medicines ; such as the following : 



Take Barbadoes aloes, one ounce and a half ; 

 ginger in powder, half ah ounce ; soft soap 

 sufficient to form the whole of a proper 

 consistency : divide into four bails. 



One of the above balls may be given every 

 morning, until gentle purging takes place, and 

 may be repeated occasionally. 



If the irritation and cough continues to in- 

 crease, after a due attention to the above direc- 

 tions, which is not often the case, it will be neces- 

 sary to repeat the bleeding j and if the glands 



