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r< tenders, we sh ill .! few liir. ,• with re- . th^t may be useful in ordi- ises. I. Pokges are frequently ren- dered necessary in lull -grown horses of gross habits, lor disorders of the stomach and liver; they ought, however, to be administer- ed with great caution, and their strength proportioned to that of the animal; for, as th< se medicines fre- quently continue 22 hours in the body previously to passing off, they are apt to cause gripes, accompa- nied with excessive cold swe.it s, and to occasion inflammations, which frequently terminate in gan- grene and death. Purges ought to be given early in the morning, upon an empty sto- mach; three or four hours after- wards, the horse should be fed with scalded bran, when a little ay be allowed him. All his drink ought to be lukewarm, and a little bran should be mixed with it ; but, if be refuse this mesh, pure water may be given. While the dose is operating, the animal should Swallow copious draughts of warm Mater; or, in case of refusal, be indulged with cold drink, in order thai the purge may pass off the more speedily. The following preparations are extracted from those, the character ot which is established among sportsmen, for their utility on sud- den emergencies. 1 . Take from 10 to 12 drams of aloes; of myrrh and ginger, each half an ounce j of saffron half a dram ; and a similar quantity of oil of amber : or, HOR [4S9 2. Let 10 drams of Socotrine aloes; half an ounce of myrrh linely pulverized; one dram <>! saffron, and a similar quantity of fresh ja- lap, both in powder, be well mixed together, and formed into a solid ball, with the addition of syrup of roses, and a tea-spooufill of recti- fied oil of amber. 3. Infuse two ounces of senna in a point of boiling water, with three drams of salt of tartar, for two hours ; when it is to be poured off, and four ounces of Glauber's s :lt dissolved in it, together with two or three ounces of cream of t.ii tar. — This preparation is reputed to be cooling, easy, and speedy ia its operation ; it is preferable in cases of sudden inflammations to any other dose; a^ it is said to pas* into the blood, and also to operate by urine. The following cathartic balls are recommended by MiTaflin; and the ingredients of which they con- sist, are proportioned to the age, strength, size, and constitution of v different horses. 1. Socotrine aloes, one ounce; India rhubarb, two drams ; jalap and cream of tartar, each one dram; pulverized ginger, two scru- ples ; essential oil of cloves, and aniseed, each twenty drops ; and as much syrup of buckthorn as will form the whole into a ball. 2. Socotrine aloes, ten drams ; rhubarb, jalap, and ginger, each two drams ; cream ot tartar, three drams ; and a sufficient quantity of syrup of buckthorn, to form the ingredients into a ball. 3. Barbadoes aloes, nine drams ; jalap, Castile soap, and cream of tarter, of each two drams ; ground ginger, one dram ; and the same proportion of syrup of buckthorn as above stated. 4. Bar-