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VALUABLE

RECEIPTS.

175

giving

all

these

remedies

a

faithful

and

continued

trial,

the

pain

should

continue,

recourse

may

be

had

to

the

anodyne

clyster.

In

the

second

species

of

this

disorder,

bleeding

need

not

be

resorted

to

unless

the

febrile

symptoms

run

high.

Clothe

the

horse

warmly,

use

the

mus-

tard

embrocation

freely,

and

omit

the

oil.

Give

him

frequently,

by

means

of

a

bottle,

(if

he

will

not

drink

it,)

quantities

of

very

thin

gruel

or

flaxseed

tea.

If

in

spite

of

this

the

disease

continues,

use the

anodyne

clyster;

if

that

fail,

the

astringent

draught.

The

pain

occasioned

by

physicking

is

to

be

re-

lieved

by

large

clysters

of

thin

gruel

of

flaxseed,

which

produce

copious

evacuations

and

relief.

No.

374.

Broken

Wind,

This

is

an

incurable

disease

;

all

that

can

be

done

is

to

relieve

the

animal

for

a

time,

so

as to

enable

him

to

perform

a

day's

work.

To

do

this,

make

the

following

No.

375.'

Pasie-Ball

for

Broken-

Winded

Horses.

Assafoetida

2

ounces,

elecampane

2

ounces,

flowers

of

colt's-foot

2

ounces,

powdered

squills

2

drachms,

linseed

powder

1

ounce,

honey

as

much

as

will

make

the

mass.

Divide

it

into

4

balls,

and

give

1

morning

and

evening.

Much

benefit

may

result

from

bleeding

in

this

disorder,

at

an

early

period

of

the

complaint.

His

food

should

be

carrots

or