114 COMPENDIUxM OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



Surfeit. 



This absurd term is given by farriers to a 

 disease of the skin, consisting in small tumours 

 or knobs wbich appear suddenly in various 

 parts ol the body, sometimes in consequence 

 of druiking largely of cold water, when the body 

 is unusually warm; but it appears frequently 

 without any manifest cause. It may be easily 

 cured by bleeding moderately, or giving a 

 laxative ball: sometimes, indeed, it goes off 

 without any medical assistance. There is ano- 

 ther disease of the skin, of the same name, 

 which is generally more obstinate, and attacks 

 horses that are hidebound and cut of con^ 

 dition. In this a great number of very 

 small scabs may be felt in various parts of the 

 body ; the horse is frequently rubbing himself; 

 and sometimes the hair falls off" from those 

 parts which he rubs. This complaint ap- 

 proaches to the nature of mange, and re- 

 quires the same treatment, assisted by a ge- 

 nerous diet, good grooming, and regular exer- 

 cise. (See Condition and Humour Sy Appeu- 

 dL\.) 



