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fever, it is then but a corresponding symptom of 

 that disorder, and the reader is referred back a 

 few pages to what is there said on this head. But, 

 when the pulse is not so high as to warrant us in 

 pronouncing it fever ', and the dung is ascertained 

 to be hard, there is no difficulty in treating it as 

 simple costiveness. It may be distinguished from 

 colic, and from inflammation of the intestines, by the 

 quiet state of the animal when he tumbles down, 

 which is not the case with either of those disorders, 

 in which pain of the bowels is most evident ; 

 whereas, these do not appear to suffer from the 

 costiveness, though the head is much affected by 

 reason of the evil fumes of the stomach ascending 

 there, and ultimately producing delirium and frenzy. 

 Indeed, his actions are those of madness, which the 

 generality of persons attribute to the sick animal. 

 His eyes offer the earliest symptoms by their dull- 

 ness, contraction, and expansion, succeeded by 

 sleepiness ; he refuses his food, he will not work, 

 the mouth becomes hot and dry, the ears cool, and 

 the breathing is difficult or nearly imperceptible, 

 on account of the pressure of the stomach and 

 bowels upon the midriff. — See page 108. The 

 pulsation usually increases, if he be in tolerable 

 good condition ; but this increase is ever inconsi- 

 derable until fever comes on, and marks the pe- 

 riod when blood-letting would be necessary. A dull 

 heavy pulse is more common, until the paroxysms 

 of madness may render this symptom a little sharper 

 and quicker for a short period. At length he turn- 



