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406&#93; 4ob] G R I case, those parts become' violently distended. — This species of the dis- ease may be distinguished by the rambling of confined air in the in- testines, and the restlessness of the animal affected, which often lies down, and rises almost instantly with a violent spring ; striking his belly with his hinder feet, stamping with those before, and refusing his food. The horse is frequently at- tacked with a kind of convulsions, and falls into profuse sweats, which a're quickly succeeded by cold damps. He strives repeatedly to stale, turning his head tohis flunks, rolling on the ground, and fre- quently lying on his back. The pymptom last mentioned arises from a retention of urine, which gene- rally attends the flatulent colic, and is often increased by an accumula- tion of dung pressing on the neck of the bladder. — The first remedy js, to introduce into the straight gut, a small hand dipped in oil, by which the confined air obtains a passage ; and, the neck of the blad- der being thus relieved, the sup- pression of urine will be removed. Next, the following preparation will be of considerable service : Take half an ounce of Venice tur- pentine, and a similar quantity of juniper-berries pounded; one ounce of salt-petre, one dram of oil of juniper, and two drams of salt of tartar. Let these ingredients be formed into a ball with syrup, and given to the animal affected ; after which it may be washed down with .•1 decoction of juniper-berries, or with a little ale. — But, if the horse neither break wind, no* italfc plen- V, it wii! be requisite to repeat 1lic bail at the < xpiration of two hours, with the addition of one dran of salt of-anahfer. lie should like'.- i,.; be gently exercised during GR I the continuance of the fit. — A clys- ter may be given either during the interval of taking the balls, or alone, and occasionally repeated : lor this purpose farriers use the rot— ng ingredients, viz. Two hand- fuls ol chamomile flowers, an ounce of anise-seeds, and a similar quan- tity of fennel and coriander seeds : these are to be boiled in three quarts of water, till they are reduced to two ; when half a pint of gin should be added, together with half an ounce of oil of amber, and eight ounces of oil of chamomile. We conceive, howevt r, that instead of the last three expensive articles, a pint of common, or linseed oil, will answer a similar purpose. — By a judicious application of these reme- dies, the animal will be consider- ably relieved ; and, if his restless- ness cease, and he continue quiet for an hour or longer, no danger need be apprehended. 2. The bilious, or inflammatory gripes, are attended with the same £3'mptoms as the flatulent colic, to- gether with a considerable degree of fever, panting, and dryness of the mouth. The horse frequently discharges a small quantity of dung, together with a hot scalding water. If the urine appear of a blackish, or reddish colour, accompanied with a fetid smell, a mortification will speedily ensue. — To counteract these dangerous symptoms, the dis- tempered animal should immedi- ately lose three quarts of blood; which .operation ought to b< re- peated, unless a favourable change tahi place within three Ik. ins. The clyster ab^ (-mentioned, should be injected thrice a-day, with the ad- dition oi two ounces of ni.re dis- solved in water : large draugl ts of gum-water should be allowed, and a pint of tlio following dnhk ad- man