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urine, or oreiit difficulty and pain in staling, 

 is an accident tliat sometimes occurs in Ir^r- 

 veiling; and in such cases a diuretic ball is 

 commonly «iyen, vviiicb, thoii2,ii sometimes 

 successful, has often done mischief The most 

 effectual way of relieying the horse is by 

 throwing np a clyster, and bleeding mode- 

 rately : sh'ould there be no appearance of in- 

 flrammation in the kidneys, a dose of nitre 

 may also be giyen. The common practice of 

 loading a horse with clothes, and keeping him 

 m a close warm stable, if he liappen to take 

 cold during a journey, is certainh' in?proper, 

 since he is liable to be frequently exposed to 

 wet and cold in traYclling. It is a well-known 

 fact, that animals are not hurt by beinrr keot 

 in any uniform temperature, whether it be hot 

 or cold ; and that their diseases more com- 

 n^only arise from sudden changes, or frequent 

 variation of temperature. 



When a horse becomes suddenly lame in 

 travelling, let the feet be carefully examined. 

 Should the lameness be occasiojied by a wound 

 from a nail or flint, apply tincture of myrrh or 

 friars' balsam, having previously removed all 

 dirt or gravel from it; and if the wound liave 

 been inflicted by a nail, let it be carefully 



