Ch. XXX VIII. Of the Bloody Fluxl ijs,i 



Place among other Difeafes of the like Nature ; and for my 

 own Part, I cannot fay I have ever feen Blood come from 

 a Horfe's Fundament, othervvife than by the Preilure of 

 hard Dung upon the great Gut, which by that Means has 

 only fqueez'd out a very fmall Qiiantity from the Veflels 

 thereof; yet becaufe that Diftemper may, without doubt, 

 feize fome Horfes, as it is not inconfiftent with the Oeco- 

 nomy of that Animal, and as moft Authors I have perus'd, 

 befides SoUeyJelly aver, they have met with it in all its 

 different Appearances, I fhall therefore give fuch Diredions 

 as are necellary for the Cure. 



And in order thereunto, becaufe a Bloody <j-^^ ^^^ . 



Flux happens, for the moft Part, before the 

 Body has been very much wafted by the Loofenefs, it is 

 proper, in the firft Place, to make a Revulfion, by taking 

 a moderate Quantity of Blood from the Neck- vein ; this is 

 convenient in all Fluxes of Blood from the inferior Parts, 

 unlefs the Horfe be exceeding weak. 



If there be a Mixture of purulent corrupt Matter after 

 Bleeding, moderate Purging will be very proper, with fuch 

 Things as have been prefcrib'd in the preceeding Chapter; 

 all the other Medicines recommended to make a Revullioii 

 by Sweat and infenfible Tranfpiration, are alfo to be com- 

 ply'd with ; as alfo the aftringent Clyfters there recom- 

 mended, which in moft Cafes will anfwer the End, I (hall 

 therefore only add one more. 



" Take a Qiiart of Forge- water, and boil in it four Oun- 

 *' ces of Oak-bark, two Ounces of Tormentil-roots, Balau- 

 *' ftines and Red-rofe Leaves of each a handful. To the 

 *' ftrained Deco6lion add three Ounces of Diafcordium, an 

 ** Ounce of Mithridate, and half a Dram of Opium." 

 Let this beinjedfed warm, and repeated as often as there is 

 Occafion ; and if you be provided with a Syringe that has 

 a pretty large Pipe, you may fometimes add two Ounces of 

 Bole in Powder, or Sealed Earth. 



But above all Things, you are to avoid mixing Oil or 

 Butter, or any other greafy Matter, with Clyfters that are 

 of this Intention, as is common among Farriers ; for thefe 

 Things are directly contrary to the Nature of thofe Appli- 

 cation?, and will not only render their Operations ineffec- 

 tual, but increafe the Diieafe ; and inflead of aftringing and 

 fortifying the Bowels, will weaken them, by cauiing a 

 o;reater Relaxation of their Fibres. 



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