J^^ MATERIA MKDICA. 



iJtTects are not often peiceptible ; we know 

 them to be useful, however, from their fre- 

 quently subduing or mitigating the disease 

 for which they are empjoyed. Whenever 

 emetic tartar is given, or any otlier antimo- 

 lual, its effects will in great measure depend 

 upon the attention and management of the 



-^room. In fevers, ^he horse should be well 

 littered, and clothed with a rug or blanket, 

 of sufficient width to cover the belly as well 

 as the back. The neck, head, and chesfe 

 should likewise be clothed; the clothing, 



Jiowever, must be regulated by th^ season 

 of the year, and the temperature of the air. 

 The legs should be well hand-rubbed several 

 times a-dav, and warm water given. When 

 tli€ antimonial is given to remove surfeit, 

 or relax the skin, it may ba materially as- 

 sisted by exercise, and moderately warm 

 cioth'ng 



. A late writer on farriery, recommends one 

 ounce of a fiiiiuonia I "wine,- \v\ih 3. decoction 

 of rue and camomile, as a remedy in intiam- 

 miitory fever. This quantity of anlimoLiial 

 wine contains about four jjrains of emetic 



.tartar; a dose too minute to produce any 

 effect upon -the horse. 



