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liorse is generally a little restless, the blood 

 soon gets between the skin and the vein, 

 plugging up the orifice in the latter, and 

 sometimes diffusing itself in the cellular 

 membrane, so as to cause a swelling. I do 

 not know whether this opinion is sanctioned 

 by Solleysell, la Fosse, Gibson, and other 

 old writers, or not : I can only say, that I 

 have learnt it from experience, which I 

 consider a surer guide than any book of 

 farriery, not excepting the P liilosopJiical 

 Treatise of the gentleman to whom I allude. 

 I have before endeavoared to shew the ad- 

 vantage of early and copious bleeding in 

 the fevers of horses, whether simple or symp- 

 tomatic. (See the Compendium, Bleeding 

 and Fevers.) 



I think it necessary, however, to repeat, 

 that it is the most important remedy we can 

 employ on these occasions, and may be 

 carried to the extent of five quarts, or even 

 six in large strong horses with the be^t ef- 

 fect. The practice of bleeding moderately 

 m fevers is highly to be reprobated : it raises 

 for a short time delusive hopes of a reco- 

 very, but scarcely ever proves effectual. I 

 do not mean to recommend such plentiful 



