110 MISTREATMENT OF " A COLD." [BOOK I. 



upon the lungs ; and we have this day, (May, 1820), 

 cut away an adhesion of this sort as wide as the 

 palm of a man's hand. 



Unfortunately for the horse which is affected 

 either in the midriff, the lungs, in the pleura, or 

 covering thereof, his doctors heal the whole series 

 in the same manner, not unfrequently including, 

 in their uniformly mistaken practice, the affections 

 of the stomach, liver, pancreas, and kidnies. In all, 

 the inflammatory symptoms are predominant, and a 

 cooling regimen presses itself upon our notice as 

 more proper than the best of medicines, although 

 having the same tendency; whereas, the direct 

 contrary is the practice mostly followed, and heat- 

 ing medicines, under the fascinating name of 

 cordials, made of spices, ale, wine, &c. are adminis- 

 tered daily. Or, at most, if a sedative or opiate, 

 by chance, finds its way (properly enough) into 

 the animal's stomach, this organ is thereby only 

 rendered more susceptible of the heating mixtures 

 which are again had recourse to immediately there- 

 after. 



* # * Now, Reader, let us take a rapid glance 

 behind us ! 



The organs of respiration are liable to seven 

 or eight several kinds of diseases, mostly originating 

 in the horse's having caught cold; they are deno- 

 minated according to the particular place where 

 he may be affected, and in one respect, according 

 to the degree of attack. A cold (simply) or catarrh 

 continuing, produces that affection which denomi- 



