5 8 The Varrur's New Gmde. Chap. XV. 



Prellure upon the Nerves; But becaufe the Head of a 

 Horle is not in an ered Pofture, as that of a Man, but 

 many Horfes have the Pofition of their Heads only a little 

 higher than their Shoulders ; but efpecially as in all fuch 

 Diforders, a Horfe is apt to llouch and hang his Head, a 

 Revullion is alfo to be made by opening a Vein behind, 

 and this ought particularly to be obferv'd in all Difeafes of 

 the Head ; for altho' Blood taken from the Neck- vein, is 

 very proper to give immediate Relief, yet a greater Quan- 

 tity mult thereupon flow into the Brain, fince it is fuffici- 

 ently knowm, that all inclofed Liquids will run towards a 

 Vent; but when a Vent is made ibon afterwards behind, 

 then a greater Quantity of Blood will flow into the defcen- 

 ding Jorta, and from thence backwards ; fo that a lefi'er 

 Quantity will flow forwards towards the Head. 



For which Reafon, unlefs the Horfe be weak, take im- 

 mediately a Pint of Blood from the Neck ; and when that 

 Opcrition is over, open one of the Veins behind, and from 

 thence let him blood a full Quart. This alone will cure 

 any ftagger'd Horfe, if fo be his Difeafe is Ample, and on- 

 ly ef the firft Kind, and that he is afterwards kept to a mo- 

 derate cleanfing Diet, and is for fome Time thereafter har- 

 den'd with proper Exercife. 



But if the Staggers are the Refult of a true and genuine 

 Apoplexy, he muft be exercifed every day with Chewing 

 Balls made of Jj/a Fcetida, Savin, and the moll noifome 

 Things that can be got -, for thefe Smells will put him upon 

 conftant Adion, and help to forward the Motion of the 

 JBlood in the fmall Veflels where it is obftrudted. 



After this, Recourfe muft be had to Clyfters, to ftrong 

 Purgatives; for which Purpofe we recommend the follow- 

 ing Clyfters out of S alley jell. 



'^ Boil two Ounces of the Scoria of Liver of Anti- 

 *' mony, made into a fine Powder, in five Pints of Beer ; 

 " after five or fix Warms remove it from the Fire, adding 

 *' a quarter of a Pound of ihe U/2gue?!tum Ro/atum^ injett 

 *' it lukewarm. Inftead of the Unguentim Rofotum^ may 

 be ufed Butter or Hogs-lard. Or the following Clyfter 

 may alfo be ufed. 



" Take two Bitter Apples, boil them in five Pints of 

 *' Water ; pour off the Liquor, and mix with it three 

 *' Ounces of the Juice of the Buchthorn Berries, or four 

 *' Ouncesof the Syrup, the fame Qi^iantity of Oil or But- 

 *' ter as in the former." Thcfe may be repeated two or 



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