Chap. XIII. Of the 'Difeafes of the Head, $3 



Nature mufl always be affifted in her own Way, therefore 

 let him have plenty of warm Water, ftrew'd with Oat- 

 meal, and acidulated with Sal Prunella^ purify'd Nitre, 

 or the like, to provoke Urine, and to dilute and open the 

 Humours ; and if he be a Horfe of Value, he may have a 

 Pint of Milk- water, with half a Pint of Treacle -water, 

 given him, and repeated the Day following ; but this is 

 more efpecially to be comply'd with, if the Tumours be 

 the Refult of a putrid and malignant Fever ; for in this, 

 and all other fuch Cafes, if any Evacuation be made other- 

 wife than by fuch Things as are proper to excite a gentle 

 Breathing through the Pores, and promote the Secretions 

 by Urine, l^c. Nature will be very apt to alter her Courfe 

 into that which is not fo agreeable to her ; fo that not be- 

 ing able to make a full Difcharge, the Relicks of the Dif- 

 eafe will be ftill left behind ; and thofe Things that are made 

 ufe of with an Eye to aflill her, will, probably, inftead of 

 that, weaken her yet more j and it is from fuch contradic- 

 tory Methods that fo many Horfes lofe their Appetite, or if 

 they be able to eat plentifully, they notwithftanding look, 

 lean and jaded, and are unable to do proportioable Service ; 

 and it is from fuch Mifmanagement, that the Mange, Far- 

 cin, Lamenefs, Blindnefs, and the whole Train of chroni- 

 cal Difeafes, very often take their Origin, 



CHAP. XIII. 

 Of the Difeafes of the Head. 



XlT'E find in Books feveral Difeafes rank'd General Ohfer- 

 ^ under this Title, that are feldom met 'vations concern 

 with in the Farrier's Pradice, at leaft, not di- '""S ^^""f" 

 llinguilhed, unlefs it happens that fome ho- °ftb'tiead. 

 reft well-meaning Perfon may take it upon Truft, from 

 thofe Signs which have been attributed to them by his favou- 

 rite Author. But yet it is very certain, that a Horfe is oft- 

 en fubject to Difeafes, which in a more efpecial Manner 

 affect that Part ; and if his Food were not more fimpleand 

 agreeable to Nature, he would undoubtedly be more fub- 

 jeft to fuch Difeafes than Man, becaufe of the prone Pofi- 

 tion of his Head, which muft occafion a greater Influx of 

 ^lood into the Brain, and alfo forward it upon the Eyes, 

 Mouth J and Nofe. 



M 3 Mark' 



