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scribed ; and with a similar view give him a loose 

 stall, if the paroxysms are so acute as to cause him 

 to lie down and get up again repeatedly. Im- 

 mediately after bleeding, give castor oil 18 ounces, 

 provided the animal has not dunged during the last 

 twenty-four hours, as commonly happens ; less 

 may suffice in general ; but a horse that has been 

 much addicted to diuretics, though his bowels may 

 be in a tolerable state, will not suffer aught from a 

 small portion of aloes immediately afterwards : 



Mild Purgative Ball, 



Aloes, 4 drachms, 



Castile soap, 4 drachms, 



Emetic tartar, 2 drachms. 

 Mix, with mucilage enough for one ball. 



Should the symptoms abate nothing in conse- 

 quence of this treatment, in a few days, the bleed- 

 ing must be repeated and the purgative too. Rub 

 over his loins a stimulant 



Embrocation. 



Spirits of wine, 2 ounces, 



Soap, 2 ounces, 



Camphor, 1 ounce. 

 Mix, and apply it with the palm of the hand to 

 the loins ; cover the animal up well, and be careful 

 how it is subsequently exposed to the air. The 

 mustard embrocation is equally efficacious : being 

 rubbed on soft sheep-skin, cover the loins there- 

 with. Give the cooling decoction in large quanti- 



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