3 2 The Farrier'j Ke-j:; Guide. Chap. VII. 



be a very fmall Qiiantity of animal Spirits feparated from 

 it ; but when the more fluid Parts take Place in thofe 

 Veflcls, perhaps an over-great Quantity may be fecerned, 

 and then the Difeaie will relemble that of a limple and 

 continued Fever, excepting only that thefe Symptoms are 

 not, as in a iimple Fever, of a long Continuance, but 

 foon change into others. And therefore fmce the fame Dif- 

 eafe will often put on different Appearances, the Farrier can 

 never be loo careful in e.xamining into every Circumftance, 

 that he may not rafhly adminilter his Cures upon every 

 flight Obfcrvation, as is too common, but wait till the 

 Diftemper gives Indications of what i:> truly necellary to 

 be done. 



Having thus laid down the Caufes and Signs of a fimpfe 

 and continued Fever, together with the Way and Manner 

 by which it may be diltinguilh'd from other Fevers, it re- 

 The Cure of a ^^^"^ ^^"^^ ^^ 5° o'^ ^^ ^^e Method of Cure, 

 fimple Fever wherein we are principally to obferve, that 

 fince there can be no Accidents in this Sort of 

 Fever but what depend upon the Augmentation of the. 

 Blood's circular Motion, aiid while in this State, the Blood 

 is not fuppos'd to be any wile, or, at leaft, but little viti- 

 ated ; thofe Things are only to be done, or adminifter'd, 

 that will leflen the laid Motion, and bring the Blood to a 

 more quiet and fcdate Slate ; and, in order thereunto. 

 Bleeding is, in the firft Place, to be preferred. After Bleed- 

 ing, Recourfe muft be had to Clyfters, and to all fuch 

 Things as will juft keep the Body cool and open, for by 

 this Method alone a fiinple Fever is to be cured. 



Firft^ As to the Bleeding, if it be in Summer, while" 

 the Horfe is at Grafs, he ought to be hous'd ; and if the 

 Symptoms are'not very urgent, the Cool of the Morning is 

 the beft and properell Time for the Operation, becaufe 

 the external Heat contributes very much to the Increafe of 

 this Diftemper, or may be the principal Caufe of it after 

 Bleeding, as we have already obferv'd, becaufe of the 

 Blood's being put into a quicker Motion during the Ope- 

 ration : But this ought not to deter the Praditioner, for if 

 a Horfe be kept cool after it, any Symptoms that can 

 arife from it will foon ceaie, and will be quickly foUow'd 

 by a flower Motion in tiic Blood ; and this is manifeft, 

 becaufe we often obferve fuch Fevers, e/pecially m Horfes 

 of a rare and delicate Make, terminate in an Hemorrhagy 

 of Blood. 



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