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in the firft Place, to take Blood from the Neck-vein, and 

 after raking him with his Hand, give him an emollient Cly- 

 fter, with a larger than ordinary quantity of Oil or Hogs- 

 lard in it, the better to lubricate the Paflages ; after which 

 if he has no Fever, or at leaft, but a flight one, he may 

 give him the following purging Drench. 



" Take of Sena one Ounce, fweet Fennel-feeds, Cori- 

 ** ander, or Caraway-feeds, of either half an Ounce, Salt 

 *' of Tartar one Dram, infufe them in a quart of boiling 

 *' Water, pafs the Infufion through a Sieve, or pour it off 

 ** by Inclination, and when it is cold, add to It an Ounce 

 *' of the Powder of Jalap." This muft be given in the 

 Morning, and the Horfe kept fafling for the fpace of four 

 Hours before and after it ; and as foon as the Drench begins 

 to work, he muft be walk'd gently, till the moft of its Ope- 

 ration is over ; his Water fhould be warm, and ftrew'd with 

 Oatmeal or Barley- flower, and nothing fhould be given 

 . „ . him that is cold. And here I cannot but 



paififl cold Wa- take notice of a ridiculouj Cuftom that has 

 tfr ivhen a ^f late been pradifed both among Farriers 

 Horfe has taken and Grooms, and that is, giving a Horfe 

 « purging his Belly full of cold Water, to promote the 



Drench. Operation of purging Phyfick ; the Effect 



of this muft be by creating Cholick Diforders in the Guts, 

 as I have often obferv'd, and afterwards it never fails to 

 operate to Excefs ; but if Horfes of Strength and Vigour 

 can fcarcely overcome fuch Shocks, it muft go very hard 

 •with thofe that aie weak and infirm ; all which is demon- 

 llrable; but I fhould think common Reafon fufficicnt to dil- 

 luade People from fuch palpable Folly ; therefore we fhall 

 fay nothing further about it, but return where we left off. 



The Day after the Phyfick, chewing Balls are to be ufed 

 for an Hour in the Morning, and then he ought to be rid 

 out for Air and Exercife, and at his Return he may be per- 

 mitted to eat a few boil'd Oats with Bran, his Water fhould 

 be warm all that Day, becaufe the Effeds of the Phyfick 

 may not be quite wore off; and the Day following his 

 Phyfick may be repeated, with an Addition of two Drams 

 of Diagridium, provided he be a Horfe of Strength. But 

 if after all this he breaks out into Boils, and inflamed 

 Swellings, which, as has been obferved, happen, for the 

 moft part, after an imperfect Solution, then the Ufe of 

 purging muft be laid afide, unlefs he turn very coftive, and 

 in that Cafe mild Clyfters may be injected j and becaufe 



Nature 



