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two quarts of water for a quarter of an hour: add 

 to the decoction a pint of wine, four ounces of 

 fresh butterj and two ounces of oil of rue. Let 

 this be given bloodwarm, and repeated twice a day, 

 or oflener. If he takes to food, nothing must be 

 given him but moisteited hay, and scalded bran; 

 or whatever else must be chiefly such things as 

 arc proper to keep down the heat and inflammation, 

 and abate the feverish symptoms; for which pur- 

 pose we recommend, after blooding, those things 

 that are proper to promote sweat. Therefore, let 

 the following drench be prepared for him: 



Take treacle water and carduus water, of each 

 one pint; dissolve in these two ounces of Venice 

 treacle: and afl;er this has been given, clothe him 

 well, and give him a little warm water to drink. 

 Instead of the treacle and carduus water, a pint o 

 stale beer, mixed with small beer, may be usee 

 Nothing is so eflectual to remove inflammation 

 especially after bleeding, as sweating: therefore, 

 if you find it difficult to promote sweat, you may 

 give the following ball: 



Take old Venice treacle two ounces, volatile 

 salt of hartshorn fifteen grains, Mathews' pill one 

 drachm, camphor in powder six grains, powder of 

 liquorice, or sassafras in powder, as much as ia 

 sufficient to make it into a paste. Let this be giv- 

 en after the operation of the clyster is over. 



If the symptoms begin to abate, you may venture 

 to give your horse a gentle purge. 



If the swelling appears outwards, and if the oth- 

 er symptoms abate, you may leave off* purging: 

 for what is intended by that evacuation, is chietiy 

 to disperse the inward disorder. Next, you are 

 only to apply ripening cataplasms, allowing hire 



