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roeKalJuro, {ine1y l'0wdmd; rpirit of tur~entine,
anu IVint, uf caeu J" Jf an aunce ; roix th<m welJ
together.
As great weaknefs remains in the panerns after violenl
a"ins, the befl method is tu turo the out to
lill he is perfeélly reeovereu; \Vhen this eannot be como
p;i,d IVith, Ihe general IVay is 10 bliflcr and nre.
\Vhena horre is I, me in the jJi}" he generally m ads
on his tue, and ..nnot ret the hed 10 the ground. Treat
him at fi,ll IVitn the vi negar and cooling rellrin¡;ents; but
if a l.IIge fIVelling, \Vith pullinefs, enfues, foment it IVeU
with the difcutient fo mentation till it dirperfes; and then
bathe the pm IVith any of u'e above medicines.
A lam~nefs in the 'Whid·hol/( and hip, .s difcovered by
Ihe hurfe's .cJrar.ging his Icg after him, and dropplllg
back\Vard on his hed when he trots. If the murcies of
Ihe hip .re only injured, this kind of lamenefs is cored
t.Gly; hOI IVI)en the hgaments of the joint ale affeéled ,
the cure is often very difiicult, ledioos, and unemaln.
In either cafe, at f,,1I bathe the parlS \Vell with Ihe cool·
ing medicines, four or five times a·d.¡y; in the muf"dar
Hrain, this method alone may fuccetd; bUI in the liga·
mentO'lS, it is rell and time only can rellore the ioj~red
Fart! to their proper tone.
Strains in tne boa are 10 betreated by foaki ng the pans
",ilh eoolm and repd lers ; but when the lig.ruenls are
and they are altended with greal IVeJknefs and
pain, ofe the fomemation. If a bardnefs !hoold remain
on the outfide, it may be remored by repea'ed bliflering;
if within, it may be OUI of Ihe pOIVer of any external ap'
plimions to remove ; hOlVeI'er, Ihe joint !hould be 6red
geody IVith fmall raies or lines pretly clore together,
and .hen covered with a mercurial plailler. To the dif·
eutienl (omenwion above mentioned ma)' be added crude
fal armooiac, with a handful of woou·afiles boiled in il.
The blinering ointmenl for the above porpofes may be
fOilno in the Seaion of llone·fpavin; but the fublimate
Ihould be omiued.
The¡ rillg, ofed for the nrengthening relaxed ~news
or lendons, !hould aa only on Ihe fión , ",hich, by con·
m8ing anJ hardening it all roand the ~news. comprefies
Ihem 1110 re firmly like a bandage. Tbe bow·men of old
fubmitted tOIhis operalion, inorder tOgive Ilrength 10 the
murcies aod renoons of their arms. A proper degree of
,kili is veri' requifite tO perform il effe8ually on a horfe;
for a d~e merlium !hould be obrerved, and the inllromenl
Deither fo fl.ghtlyapplied, as 10 fcarify Ihe filin only fu·
perficially, nor fo dtep as 10 wound or cauterize the fi
Dewor il' Iheath. T he lines fllOuld be drawn pretty
clofe together, on eaeh fide of the joint or fineIV, follow·
ing the enurfe of the hai r ; no crofs lines fllOuld be made,
as Ihey bot oisfigore the horfó afterwarcls, withoot any
real ufe T he firing inllrument, or knife, ought to be R
liule rounded on the edge. gr¡dually thickening 10 the
{¡aclt, that it lOay retain the heH for fome lime. hUI
(hollld not be arplied lill the fi.ming rtdnds is pM~ly
gone off. The wuerizccl partS may be bJthed IVllh
fpirit of wine "' firH, ,,,d anoint" ¡ afmwards wi.h bees·
wax and oi l, \\hich alone is runicient 10 complete tl.e
Cure.
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Of T uMOU lS . ná I""oSTH u Mt!.
T UMOUR!, or fwellings, .. ife either from external
injuries, or inttrnal caofes.
Swellings. eaored by eXlernal aceidents, as blows and
bruifes, Otonld at fi rfl be treated with refl ringents ; thll~,
let the p>rt he bathcd frequently IVi th t,ot "ineg" or ver.
juiee, and, where it IVill admit of b,ndage, let a flanr.c1
wNted with the fame be rollee! on: if by this methou the
fwelling does not fobfide, apply, efpecially00 the legs, a
pooltieó with red'IVine 1m , Ilrong·bcer groonds, and
oallneal, or witb vinegar, oil, and oalOleal ; eilher of
thefe. may be eontinued twice a.d"y, after b<thing, til!
the hvclling abates : IVheo, in orOer to difperfe it entire.
Iy, the , inegar 'fllOUld be chang~d fo r ealllphormd fpirit
of \Vine, to fou r Qonees o( \\ IlIch m'1 be adrl~u one of
fpi rit of fal armoniac; or it may be balhed IVith a mix.
lure of tlvO oonces ofcrude f. 1,nr.oniae boileG in aquart
of ehamber.lye, t\Vicea day, and rags dipped iD the fame
may be rolled on.
Foment.ltion made by boiling IVorm' IVood, bay.leaves,
and rofemary, and a proper quanlity of fpirits
are often of great ferviee to thin IheJo.ees, and fit the~
for ; efpecialJy if the inj tlry has aITe8ed the
joints.
BUI in bruifes, where Ihe extravafated blood will not
by thefe means be difp.. fed, the fllOnefl ",ay i6 to opea
Ihe fl..in, and let out the grumes.
Critieal tomoors, or fIVellings, whieh termina!e fevers,
filOuld by no means be d.fpeded; except when Ihey fa n
on the pallern or coffinjoint, fo as tO endanger them: iQ
Ihis eafe the difeotienl fomenlalion, (p. 568 . col. 1,
bouom) !hould be applied three or four limes a.day,
and a cloth or Rannel freqoently IVrung out of the fdllle
fllOOld be bound on, iD order tol eep the joinl continu¡J.
1y breathing.
But if Ihe fwelling fixes under Ihe jaws, behind the
ears, on the poli, withers, or in thegroins and !hellth, 6(.
it fllould be encouraged and for\Varded by ripening pool.
lices where·ever they Can be applied; oatmeal boiled
foft in mdk, lOwhich a proper qoantity of oil and lard
is .dded, may . ofwer Ihis porpofe ; or the poolriee re.
cOlllmended in lhe Seéli"n of Stranr,k .. : thefe mufl be
applied twice a·day, lill the mauer is pereeived to Buc.
tUJte unocr the fingers, whenit ooghl to be lel OUt: for
",hich purpofe. let the tumour be opencd with a knife or
flrong lancet, Ihe whole length of the fwelling . if it can
bedone rardy; for nothing contributes fo much 10 a kind
healing. as the maner's having a fr.e dircharge, and the
Ol'cninr,s being big eno"gh 10 the hotlonl.
I'ledgclS of 'O\V, fpread bl aek <Ir ydlow bafilicon
(or the wotlnd ointmeO{) and u'pped in the fame, mehed
d~wn with a fifth parl of oil of turpe~tine, !h~tlld be ap.
I'hcd 10 Ihe bOllOm of the fore, and hlled uphgltdy \Vitit
Ih: [..me.. withnut eraOlOling; it m,y be thus dreffed
once or twiee ,·day, if Ihe difcha rge is gre:,t. till a pro.
per di¡:en,on is I'flIcureo, when il Ihlluld he cI"nged for
plcJgcts fl're.1!1 witll Ihe red prccipilate ointOlent, applicd
in the (:tlIIC m,/lntr.
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