Identifier: conditionofhunte00nimr (find matches)
Title: The condition of hunters : their choice and management
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Nimrod Barton, Frank Townend, b. 1869
Subjects: Horses Fox hunting
Publisher: London New York : John Lane
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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stbe the case where drastic medicines are concerned—also from a much less dangerous cause, and the con-stitution relieved from the powerful impression ofmercury. The practice of physicking horses in thismild and rational manner is now so well understoodthat it is nearly disarmed of all apprehension of danger,which formerly attended it. When necessary, I am a great advocate for mercurialphysic. Though I have administered it very fre-quently, I never found any bad consequences to ensue,with proper care and attention ; but I have knownseveral instances of horses being lost from its effectsthrough careless and unskilful management. It isthe property of mercury to stimulate the whole secret-ing system more equably than any other medicinethat we know of ; and it is the only remedy to bedepended upon to thoroughly cleanse and change afoul habit of body to a healthy one, by exciting actionin the glands, and giving increased energy to theabsorbents ; but, if given in too large quantities, it
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PHYSIC 121 weakens and exhausts by its too powerful impression.I confess I was once rather surprised to see somethorough-bred colts belonging to a friend of mineexposed to heavy rain with a dose of mercurial physicthen in operation ; but it was under the direction ofa very eminent veterinary surgeon, who ordered it, andwho said he would bear the responsibility. The onlyway of guarding against cold is to be superior to itsinfluence, which I conclude was the case with thesecolts running in a state of nature. One of the advantages of the hard-meat system inthe summer is the forward state in which we find ahorse on the first day of August ; and I name that day,because on or about that time hunters which havebeen altogether out for the summer are generallytaken up. Instead of being that dropsical-lookinganimal, out of all form and shape, that a horse fromgrass is, he wants nothing but a sweat or two to puthim, to all appearance, in place. His flesh, in whichI include his muscles, is firm a

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