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open state ; or if the disease have existed some 

 time, give in the first place a mercurial purga- 

 tive, and afterward the following alterative ; 



Calomel, - - 1 scruple. 



Aloes, - - - 1 dr. 



Cascarilla powdered, and , 



^ ' 2 dr. 



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rhubarb, of each, 

 ' Ginger, - - - 1 dr. 



Castile soap, - - 3 dr. 



Sirup enough to form a ball, to be given 

 ever}' morning for five or six days, unless it- 

 occasions purging, in which case it is to be 

 discontinued for two or three days.. 



The. horse's diet shoutd be light and nutri- 

 tious, consisting of ground oats, carrots, malt,, 

 ^c. : rc<Tular exercise is of ^Teat use. In the- 

 ijpring or summer, a run at grass is the best 

 remedy. When there is too much bile formed,, 

 it occasions a loose state of the bowels, which 

 causes the horse to become weak and thin-. 

 This complaint depends upon increased action- 

 of the liver, which generally ceases in a short 

 time without the aid of medicine. Should the 

 purging continue so as to reduce the animal's 

 strength, the following medicine may be given,, 



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