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No. 2, "be given occasionally. When a horse's 

 wind appears to be imperfect, he should not 

 be allowed to fill himself with hay or water, 

 and must be prevented from eating his litter, 

 which horses of this description are generally 

 inclined to do, particularly when stinted in hay : 

 in this case costiveness sometimes occurs, 

 which always increases the complaint. To 

 remedy this, let a clyster and a few bran mashes 

 be given. Too high feeding is also very pre- 

 judicial in these complaints, as any thhig which 

 tends to create a plethora, and determine too 

 much blood to the lungs, is sure to aggravate 

 the disease. To a horse that purges or scours 

 in travelling, and appears faint, sweating much 

 with moderate exercise, give the cordial ball, 

 the efficacy of which is sometimes increased 

 by behig mixed with a pint of ale or strong 

 beer: if the complaint do not give way to 

 this treatment, let the astriijgt»nt ball be given. 

 As soon as a horse couies into the stable, let 

 his ft;et be well cleaned, and all dirt or o-ravel 

 carefully removed. It is a very comnion prac- 

 tice with oatiti's, even in winter, to tie the 

 horse up in the yard, that he may undergo the 

 ceremony of having his heels washed with 

 cold water. This should never be permitted 



