CH. III.] HIDE-BOUND NOT " WORMS*' ALWAYS. 405 



same pen ; for, whilst the worms are so lauded in 

 one volume of his works, the malediction remains 

 uncorrected in the other. 



Symptoms. — As the word implies, the hide or 

 skin seems bound or glued to the bones ; the ani- 

 mal is always very low in flesh, or we might aver 

 that the skin adhered to the flesh. The pulse is also 

 low, and great weakness is manifest in every step 

 the patient takes. As the tightness is first obser- 

 vable at the sides of the animal's body, before it 

 reaches the limbs, and every hide-bound subject 

 examined by us proves the fact, we have no hesita- 

 tion in ascribing hide-bound generally to ^disordered 

 digestion, which includes the negation of where- 

 withal to digest, or starvation and hard work. 

 Again, one of two extremes attend the bowels : they 

 are either relaxed greatly, or much constipated — 

 usually the former; which may be the effect of a 

 long fit of illness from inflammation or fever, and 

 the use of strong medicine, or much of it, in effecting 

 a cure. 



Cure the animal by the direct contrary conduct 

 to that which brought on the illness. If its sto- 

 mach be empty, as commonly happens, fill it nearly 

 with food that is easy of digestion ; if it be too full, 

 empty it ; give alterative laxatives and tonic altera- 

 tives afterwards ; restore the perspiration by the 

 diaphoretic ball recommended at page 395, and let 

 the curry-comb and brush be assiduously applied 

 to his coat. He may then be exercised, but not 

 before, as it is nearly impossible, without inflicting 



