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falls under the exercise of the lash, and the in- 

 fluence of a vertical sun, has seldom aught within 

 him of that kind to part with, and requires the in- 

 troduction of some substance or liquid that shall 

 cherish the afflicted stomach and bowels, and alle- 

 viate the burning heat that, ascending to the head, 

 causes his delirium. Presence of mind, however, 

 or the adroitness which much practice teaches, is 

 frequently wanting for the first-mentioned remedy ; 

 and the means of applying the second is so seldom 

 at hand, that the animals are too often left to their 

 fate and are lost. But we anticipate the remedies. 

 Remedy. — From the rapid progress made by this 

 disorder, when left to itself, and its usually dis- 

 astrous termination, the duty of attending to the 

 pulse of his animals as before insisted upon (at 

 pages 180, 199), will strike every intelligent horse- 

 proprietor, as the very best means of guarding 

 against the fatal consequences of inflammatory at- 

 tacks. He will by this means be apprised of the 

 earliest approach of the disease, and thus enable 

 himself to meet it in its mildest form : he will com- 

 pare this certain indication of heat — whether fever 

 of the whole system, or inflammation of a particular 

 part, with the state of the patient's urine, which 

 will then be high coloured, and the dunging de- 

 fective. The rectum will be dry, hard, and hot; 

 the belly on passing the hand over it towards the 

 sheath will have the same feel ; the animal will 

 shrink from the touch, his eyes appear languid, or 

 partly shut ; as the disorder proceeds they assume 



