242 The FarrierV New Guide. Ch.LXXXII. 



^, ^ From what has been faid, it will be eafy 



The Lure. ^^^ ^^^, ^^^ ^^ underftand the Nature of the 

 Greafe, and the Manner of its Production ; we {hall there- 

 fore proceed to the Cure, wherein the firft thing to be re- 

 garded, is the State and Condition of the Horfe j for if the 

 Greafe be an Attendant on fome other Sicknefs, the Cure 

 will be fo much the more difficult ; and it will be in vain 

 to expedl a Recovery until the Difeafe is removed which 

 has been the Origin and Caufe of it ; and therefore, if the 

 Horfe be hedlick, or has got the Yellows, or Farcin, h'c. 

 the Methods laid down for the Cure of thofeDiftempers mult 

 be follow'd, at the fame time proper Applications are made 

 outwardly : But if it be- produced of the common and ordi- 

 nary Accidents, and that the Horfe is not otherwife difeafed, 

 a Mt-trod peculiar to that Diilemper only is to be obferved. 



Aiid in this Cafe, if the Horfe has been pamper'd and well 

 fed, rhe Cure ought to be begun by bleeding and Purging, 

 to leiien the Redundancy of Humours ; neither fhould thefe 

 be too often repeated •, but what is wanting that Way, had 

 much better be effectuated by a more fpare Diet, with daily 

 Exercife. For in all the Circumftances of the Greafe, there 

 is a Tendernefs and Delicacy, either originally, or brought 

 on by Habit or illUiage, which is alfo manifeft from hence, 

 that young Horfes are moll fubjedt to the Greafe, as their 

 Bodies are loofe, foft, and flexible, and their Juices naturally 

 vifcid and glutinous, which is neceflary to the Accretion and 

 Growth of all young Animals. Wherefore, when Evacua- 

 tions are either too large, or often repeated, inftead of being 

 fcrviceable, they often become hurtful, and render the Di- 

 ilemper more obilinate, by adding to that Weaknefs and 

 Relaxation of Body which is natural to greas'd Horfes. 



After moderate Evacuations, a Rowel may be made on 

 the Iniide of the Thigh, or on the Belly, which may be 

 continued for a Month, or longer, if there be Occafion, and 

 in the mean time, the Cinnabar or Antimonial Balls, ^c. 

 ojught to be conllantly given, in the Manner we have alrea- 

 dy laid down for the Cure of the Farcin ; and while thefe 

 things are complied with internally, the Legs fhould be 

 frequently rubb'd Cbut not with fuch hard Inllruments as 

 fome People make ufe of, a good Whifp of Hay and a Brufh 

 being llifficient for that Purpofe. ) Baths and Fomentations, 

 fuch as may draw off the Humours by Tranfpiration, or 

 render them fit to return back again with the common 

 Current, are ?lfo to be made ufe of j and for this Purpofe 

 we recommend the following. 



" Take 



