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ílreteheJ nwf,h Jntl t:ndons , full as proponerous, when

1'0u b,the or f" ,k ,hem in oilynlcdieinr" "

time Ih' l

they IVant rrllrlllgcnts to

brac~

thcmup

Yet eunumhas

fo dlabiifll ed tllls p".'liee,

anMdJl~eiúus exp~rienee

feem–

ingly lo cun:irOled i" that it wo:lid be , oillieull

"Ik

eonl'inee Ihe illiterm ano prejndiecd of Ihe al¡(urdity,

\Vhu,

" ribUlling efFd ts tO wrong c?ufes, are led iOlo

t!lis error, and Ihe oils ufurp Ihe repulalion th. t is due

only to rel! and quiet: lhey feem, hOlVcver, 10 be

' w.

e of ,he ill etlnfeqnenees, b)' Iheir addiog the hOl

o:ls, as fpike, mrpentine, aoo orig1nnm; whieh, lhough

they 1.n fome OlearUre gUdI'd

ag~,n(l

the toO fuppling

qu,lily of Ihe OIher oils, yel Ihe trmmen! is OiJl too re–

laxiog 10 he of real fervice.

Ano inde,d, in aJl

vi.lml

I!rains of either lendons or

rnllfeb, whmver opinionwe may enlertain of bathing and

anointingwilh favourile nollrums, whieh oflen flleeeed in

l1ight eafes , where perhaps bandage alone wnuld have

done; y" it is lhe latter, with proper rening lhe rclaxed

ñbres , tilllhey have thoroughlyrecavered Iheirtone, lhal

are the ehief things la be depended on; and frequen dy

fom~

mnnlbs are neeefl'¿ry for efi'eéliog the cure.

AII violent Orains of the ligamtnlS, which cooocél lhe

bones logeth<r, efpeeiaJly Ihofe 01' the thigh, require

lime, and turniog out la grafs, la a perfeé! reeovery.

EXlero.1applieations eao avail bUl lillle here, lhe parts

a[eéled Iying 100 deep, and fo furrouoded Wilh mufcles

lhal medicine eaonol penelrate 10 them, The fooner, in

lhefe cafes, a horfe is turned OUt la grafs, lhe bener; as

tlle gentle mOlion in lhe field \ViII prevenl lhe ligamenls

and joint oil from thickening, and of eourfe the jOiOI il'

Celf frum growing ailr.

When

horfe's fhoulJe r is overaraioed, he does oot

pUl OUI that leg as Ihe olher; but la prevent pain, fm

lhe found foot hardily on lhe grouod 10 fave lhe olher ;

even though he be lurned fhon on lhe I"me fide, which

mOlionIries him lhe mofl of aoy. When trolled in hand,

¡nflead of pUlling his leg forward in a righl line, he

forms

eirde wilh the lame leg; and when he Oands in

lhe fI.ble, lhal leg is advaneed before lhe olher.

In arder to cure this

Iame~efs, ~ra

bleed him, and let

lhe whole fhoulder be well balhed lhree times a day with

hOl verjuiee or .inegar, in whiehmay be difl'olved

pieee

of foap; bUl if lhe lamenefs eoolinues without fweJling,

or ioAdmm"ion, afltr refling lWO or lhree days, lel ,he

mufcles he wdl rubbed for a eonfiderable lime,

make

tbeO! penetrate, Wilb good opodeldoeh, or elther of Ihe

folluwinr. mixtures :

T.u

eamphorated fpirit of ,vioe, twO ounees ; oil of

lurpemiDe, one ounee; lhis proportion wdl prevent

lhe hair eoming of!'.

Or,

1'.1

lhe ben "inegar, half apiO!; fpirit of vitriol,

and camphormd fpiril of wioe, of eaeh lWO ounees.

When Ihe OlOulder is very much fwdled , it fllOuld he

f,)m~nltd

w;lil woollen dod" (I"ge enour,h 10

eov~r

lhe

whr.le

) wruog 0,1 of hOI verjuice an" fpu

of wine ; or

f~Ol,nlalion

prep.Jred with a IIrong dero/li"n of worm.

woo<l, b'r· ItA" cl, ?no ",f, nlUY,

a quart of which

~.)3y

be aode" hAlr a pim of fpirit of wine.

rOIl':1 in lhepoinl of the Olouldcr in Ihis ea;e of,cn

does greal

fervic~ ;

efpeeially if Ihe araio has been v"r,

l'iolenl, and Ihe hvelling

v~ry

large; but as 10 boring

lhe fhoulder wlth a hot tron, aod aflcrwards ioBaliog

11,

ISb,)[h 3 cruel ano ahfu,rd lrwment; aod the pegging

up Ihe found fOOl, or fehlog 00 a pauco·fhoe, 10 bring

the lAme nlOulder on a flreleh, is a mofl preponerous

pratliee, and ¿ireélly eaJculaled 10 render a horfe io–

eurably I,me; for it can

~nl y

be neee!

f.ry

io c,fes ,he

very oppoli le

this, where the mufcles have beeo long

eont".'led, aod \I'e want la areleh Ihem out,

Where

poullir.es

c~n

be applied, lhey

are

at 6rn un·

doubtedly veryefFeélual, afler balhing with hOl vioegar or

verjuiee, and

are

be preferred gready 10 eold chargel,

which, by drying fa foonon the pan, keepit nifi' and un–

eafy: lei ¡hem be prepared Wilh

o~l,meal,

rye.flour, or

brao boiled up in'vioegat, IIrong beer or red,wioe Ices,

wilh lard enough 10 preven! their growiog fI,fF; aod when

by Ihefe means lhe ioAammalion and fwelling is brooght

down, balhe Ihe part lwiee a-day wilh eilher of Iheabo.e

mixtures, opodeldJch, or camphorated fpirit of wine;

and roll Ihe par! lhree or fouf inehes, bOlh above aod be-

101V, Wilh a nrong lioen roller, of aboul t\Yo finger!

width ; whieh eonlriblltes not a lillle

thereeovery, by

braeing up the re1axrd lendon ; and perhaps is more 10

be depended 00 Iban the applieatioos Ibemfelm,

In flrains of

Ihec1ffin j1int,

lhat hal'enot beendifcovereJ

in lime, lhere will grow fucll a flifFoefs io the joinl, lha!

lhe horfe will ooly tOlleh lhe ground wilh his toe; anJ

lhe joint eanoOI be played with lbe baod; tbe only Ole·

thod here is repeated blirlering, and lbeo fi riog

fupel~'

eially.

Slrains of the

h~cl

jint1JJJ

are very eommon, and are·

eaGly direovered by lhe fwelling, wbieh exttods fome·

limes from the back-fide of Ibe knee do\Yn to Ibeheel,

b~t

for the man pan the horfe fm Iha! leg before the o·

lher. The tendoo OlOuld be well bathed tluee or four

times a·day wilh hot vioegar ; and if mueh fwelled,

~p'

ply lhe poulliees abo"e recoOlmended; and wheo !he

Iwdling is down, balhe wilh lhe mixmres aboye: 01' wuh

eamphora!ed fpiril of wine and 01 of amber, Inwblcb

is d,lfolved as mueh eamphor as Ihe fpirils willlake up,

and roll up ¡J,e lendon wilh a proper b,od,age,

laeed

floekiug; which lafl, properlyfilled la Ihe hmb,

Ollghl.be

wore 10 great advaotage, nOl ooly io Iheft fon ?f

10'

juries, but io moll olhers, where Ihereis , Mpofiuoo 10

the greafe, or other fwdlings of Ihe limbs,

fr~m

W,e4k

aod rel.xed fibres, Cllrricrs fh3l'ings weued wllh

VlOo–

gar have been found ufeful for Ihis purpofe ; as has alfo

t.lr

and fpirit of wine: bUIwhrre ,helendons have fulf,rc<1

by rl'pmec\ injuries of this kind, lhe cafe \ViII demlnd

bliae,ing, liring, aoo prorer rcn.

Slrains of the

l'IW

.nd

,ajlmu

"ife frequenll v from

kicks 01blo\Vs ; if Ihey are mueh f,velJeJ, apply firn I,he

pouhiecs; .nd when the fwclling is ab3lld, b,lhe wlth

lhe above, or lhe folll1winp,

vincgar, one pint

~ eamrh~ralcJ

fpiril! ,nf

.'<nI•

four ounees; ",hae .itrio!,

J./r~lv,d

,n a IlIde

wJ–

tu , two dr,lOls.

Or,

Ihemin-

AKE

Ihe ",hile of three or f, ur

e~p,

¡"al

a froth wltb a fnooo' tU w!llch aJd 3nounLe )

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