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fo mull any other Stomachick Medicine, before any extra- 

 ordinary Effeft can be wrought. 



And becaufe this Difeafe is both in the Stomach and 

 Guts, the following Clyller may be given as foon as you 

 perceive him begin to recover his Appetite, unlefs the 

 Loofenefs begins alfo to abate with the other Symptoms, 

 and in that cafe it may be let alone. 



*' Talceof Red- rofe Leaves two Handfuls, the Roots of 

 " Gentian and round Birthwort of each one Ounce, Ga- 

 " langal half an Ounce, Bay-berries, Anifccds and Fennel- 

 *' feeds of each two Drams." Let the Roots and other 

 hard Ligredients be bruifed ; afterwards boil the whole in 

 three Quarts of Water for the Space of half an Hour ; 

 or let them be infus'd four Hours in boiling Water ; then 

 pour otF the Liquor, and diflblve in it three Ounces of 

 the Oil of Rue, which muft be injeded into the Horfe's 

 Fundament lukewarm. 



This may be repeated once or twice, but if the Loofe- 

 nefs ftill continues, and the Horfe grows weak, it is a very 

 bad Sign, efpecially if he refufes to feed. 



The next kind is that where the Excrements The Cure of the 

 are tinged yellow,or of a deep reddilhColour, fi<:ond kind of 

 proceeding, as we have obferved, from a too i^oofenefs. 

 great Profuiion of the Gall and Pancreatick Juice, feV. 



In this a Horfe may firft of all be purged with the fol- 

 lowing Drench. 



" Take Red-rofe Leaves two handfuls, Monk's Rhu- 

 *' barb four Ounces, Tliir/^j' Rhubarb three Ounces. Let 

 " thefe be fliced and boiled with the Rofe-leaves in three 

 " Pints of Water for the Space of an Hour ; and in the 

 " ftrained Decodion diflblve an Ounce and hall of Diaf- 

 " cordium." Or this : 



" Take of the beil Rhubard in Powder two Ounces, 

 *' Cream of Tartar one Ounce, Diaphoretick Antimony 

 ** half an Ounce. Let this be given in a Pint of red Wine. 



If the Horfe b^e of fmali Value, two Ounces of the Piihis 

 Coniachini may be us'd, which the Reader will find pre- 

 fcrib'd in a preceeding Chapter, and to it may be added halt 

 an Ouncemore of Diaphoretick Antimony, foratter Purg- 

 ing has been once or twice repeated, thofe Medicines which 

 promote Svv-eat, and the other Secretions, are to be ufed, as 

 they make a Revulfion, and confequently lellen the Dif- 

 charges by Dung ; v/herefore we recommend Diajcordium^ 

 jWthridatey znd Fenice'Tieack^ ox London-Treacle^ which 

 njay be exhibited in the foUovring Manner. ' "•' Talii? 



