Ch. XXXVII. Of the Lax or Scouring. 139 



*' Take Henbane and white Poppy-feed, of each four 

 " Ounces, Red-rofe Leaves two handfuls, Pomegranate 

 *' B?.rk: two Ounces ; boil them in two Quarts of Smiths 

 *' Forge-water to three Pints, dillblve in it four Ounces of 

 *' Diafcordium, or three Ounces of Mithridate, or Ven'ice- 

 " Treacle, and half a Dram of Opium." Or the following 

 may be us'd in hafte, or for a Horfe of fmall Value. 



" Take aQi.iart of the forefaid Water, warm it over the 

 *' Fire, and dillblve in it two Ounces of Diafcordium, 

 " and the like Qiiantityof Roch-allum. 



Thefe Clyfters are always to be made in a lelTer Quantity 

 than thofe that are purging ; and the Horfe's Tail to be 

 kept clofe to his Tuel, that he may retain them as long as 

 poffible ; and as foon as he flings out the fiill, which per- 

 haps may not be in the Space of twelve Hours, it muft be 

 followed with another, and fo on, until the Loofenefs is 

 quite ftopt, which may eafily be done by the help of thofe 

 Clyrters, unlefs his Strength be quite walled, and that he 

 has loft allSenfuion in his Bowels. 



We come now to the Cure of the laft Sort The lajl Kind 

 of Scouring which we mention'd, to wir, °f Scounng^ 

 when the Chyle is difcharg'd with the Ex- ^"'^^ ^"''''^• 

 crements ; and as this Indifpofition proceeds from flimy 

 Matter obtlruCling the Pailages in the Lacteal Veffels, the 

 propereft Method is by purging ; for which Purpofe we 

 recommend the follovving. 



*•' Take Epj'om Salt fix Ounces, Cream of Tartar two 

 *' Ounces, dillblve them in a Gallon of Waier, and give 

 *' the whole through a Horn at feveral Times." Or, 



" Take Epjorn Salt lix Ounces, Cream of Tartar three 

 " Ounces, Salt of Tartar half an Ounce ; dillblve them in a 

 " plentiful deal of Water, and let 'em be given as the other. 



Let Sal: ol Tartar and Sal Prunellcs be alio dillblv'd in 

 his common Drink, for all thofe Diluters are the moll: pro- 

 per to wafh off that vifcid Matter which adheres lb clofely 

 to the Guts, and hinders the Chyle from entring into its 

 proper Vellels, efpecially when they are us'd plentifully ; 

 but if this Sort of Flux fhould proceed from a ftrum.ous 

 Obftruftion, as it fometimes happens to human Bodies, it; 

 would prove incurable. 



As to that which Farriers call Molten Greafe, it being 

 for the moft part the Concomitant of every large Scouring, 

 that Symptom generally wears off in the Procefs of the 

 Diftemper, and requires no panicular Manage.oient dillind: 



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