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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
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worms,
diseases
of
the
skin,
farcy,
apoplexy
or
stag-
gers,
affections
of
the
liver,
and
several
other
diseases
treated
of
in
this
book,
mercurial
purges
are
of the
greatest
service.
The
purges
destroy
worms,
gene-
rally
increase
the
flow
of
urine,
operate
upon
the
skin,
liver,
and
other
viscera
in
a
peculiar
manner,
cause
a
healthful
action
in
these
parts,
and
remove
many
chronic
complaints
incident
to
the
horse.
Great
caution
is
necessary
during
their
operation,
lest
the
horse
take
cold.
The
water
given
him
must
be
warm,
and
when
exercised
he
should be
properly
clothed.
Horses
that
are
kept
on
dry
food,
and
are
full
fed,
with
little
or
no
exercise,
require
regular
purging
every
six
months,
with
2
or
3
doses
each
time,
allowing
proper
intervals
between
each;
and
those
horses
which
run
in
stage-coaches,
(whose
labour
is
often
more
than
their
natural
strength
is
able
to
bear,)
and
those
whose
legs
are
inclined
to
swell,
all
require
purgative
medicines,
the
use of
which
w^ould
be a
means
of
preventing
many
.of
the
diseases
that
attack
this
useful
animal.
No.
424.
To
prepare
Horses
for
Physic.
After
violent
exercise,
horses
are
liable
to
lose
their
appetite,
and
to
have
their
stomach
loaded
with
?,rudities
and
undigested
matter,
the
non-
removal
of
which
by
the
use
of
proper
physic
is
the
chief
cause
why
so
many
die
daily.
Previous
to
administering
a
purge,
the
body
should
be
prepared.
The
proper
method
of
prep»rmg
a
horse"
for