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and six inches below the finish of the ribs ; back-rake, 

 and clyster with six drachms of aloes, dissolved in a 

 gallon of warm water; and give one drachm of calo- 

 mel, one drachm of emetic tartar, and one drachm 

 and a half of aloes, made into a soft ball, every six 

 hours, until the dung is well softened ; but if the 

 bowels were relaxed from the commencement, which 

 is the case sometimes, though very rarely, bleed not 

 more than from three to four quarts, and give one 

 drachm of calomel, half a drachm of opium, and one 

 drachm of chereeta, every twelve hours, for three 

 times ; after which, a pint of linseed-oil, and a pint of 

 congee, mixed. Diet to consist of warm bran mash ; 

 water with the chill off; and, after twenty-four hours > 

 a little dried, green grass. On recovering, you must 

 rigidly attend to the leading paragraph, CLASS VI., 

 p. 1 78, for a relapse is very likely to occur ; to pre- 

 vent which, a does of physic should be given about 

 three weeks after, consisting of one drachm and a 

 half of calomel over-night, and four drachms of aloes 

 in the morning. 



Inflammation of the spleen seldom takes place. 

 Symptoms and treatment the same as " LIVER." 



INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH 



may also be said to be very rare, and not to be dis- 

 tinguished from inflammation of the bowels. Symp- 

 toms and treatment are the same as in that disease. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE HEART 



is another very rare disease, and more resembling 

 inflammation of the lungs. If a horse dies of the lat- 



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