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little cold (about a quart at a time) may be allowed, 

 and not more frequently than once an hour. When 

 the purging has ceased a bran mash, twice daily, may 

 be given until the administration of the next dose, 

 which should not follow the first sooner than a week. 

 Barbadoes aloes is the best for the purpose, and is that 

 which is most generally used, seven drachms being the 

 utmost amount which should be given to the largest 

 cart-horse. The aloes given in solution acts better 

 than when given as a ball. If good Barbadoes aloes is 

 unobtainable, croton-oil may be used, but the quantity 

 used should never exceed half a drachm ; indeed, one 

 scruple is often sufficient. 



The administration of physic without the horse being 

 duly prepared to receive it, by being previously dieted 

 as above directed, may produce colic, and if physicking 

 is not preceded by proper preparation, its effect is very 

 much nullified. 



Wind-sucking and crib-biting, although they may be 

 termed first cousins, are not one and the same thing, 

 albeit the latter generally leads to the former. Both 

 are caused by a disordered state of the stomach and 

 idleness, and both, if not actually curable, are at least 

 preventible to a very great extent. In order the 

 better to prevent the habit the cause may be lessened 

 by care and attention being paid to the diet of the 

 animal and the periodical administration of mild doses 

 of physic ; added to which I may also advise plenty of 

 work — want of exercise and undue feeding being very 

 often the primary causes. From the stomach being 

 disordered and want of work combined, the horse 

 begins playing with his manger or any wooden pro- 

 jection which may be handy for the purpose, and after 



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