CONDITION. 2 i.- 



or at any improper time, bots, fever ; in short 

 the stomach is so important an organ in the 

 animal system, that scarcely any part can be 

 materially injnred witliout affecting it in some 

 ilegree ; and whenever the stomach i« hurt, the 

 Avhole system seeTns to sympathise and par- 

 tuke of the injnry. 



Weakness of the stomach is souietinies voi'v 

 easily cured, 'i'he powers of nature indeed are 

 often capable of restoring its tone ; at others 

 we find the disease extremely obstinate, resist- 

 ing the most powerful medicines. This diller- 

 €ijce depends upon the variety in the causes 

 by which the weakness is induced. When ic 

 arises from loading the stomach with improper 

 food, that contains scarcely any nutriment, 

 such as straw, and where the horse has been 

 fed in this way for a consiilerable time, the diet 

 should be gradually changed to one more nu- 

 tritive. During the time we are making tliis 

 alteration, it is generally necessary to give one 

 or two doses of laxative medicine, joined with 

 aromatics (See Laxatives)^ to prevent iriflam- 

 niatory affection of the eyes, lungs, or heels, 

 or, according to the more fashionable langiia^ 

 OL ;^ rooms, to prevent humours from break- 

 ing out. Should the appetite appear deficient, 



