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commencl"d, in r,bellious caCes. Vid. lh~ S~,~ion 00
ALTH ATI VES.
Rcll·IJliJ are excreCcences, which creep from lhe p.f.
tero lo lh~ middlc of lhe Ihanks, and are fo calleu from
lhe refemblance lhey bear 10 lhe lail of a rato Some are
m~i(l, olhers dry; lhe former n"y be lreated wilh lhe
drying oi:.lmen! aod IValbes, p. 577. col. l.par. I.lhe lamr
wilh lhe mercurial oinllnent, p. 55). col. 2 . par. 6. If the
hardnefs does oot fubmit la the lall medicine, it Olould
be pared off with a knife, aoel drelfed wilh turpenlioe,
tar and honey, to which verdigreaf~ or IVhile vitriol may
occafionally be a<ided; bUl before the ufe of the kni!e,
you may apply tI]is ointment.
TA KE black foap. four ouoces; quick.lime, two ouo·
ces; vioegar eoough la make ao oiotmeot. .
T here are panicular fIVellings which horfes are fubjeé!
to, of a weooy oalure, which grow 00 the heel o[ the
hock, aod 00 the poiot of lhe elbow, aod are called by
the Freoch aod capellm: lhey arife ofleo from
bruifes aod olher accideols; and wheo lhis is lhe cafe,
/hould be !rcated wilh vineg." aod olher rcpellers ; bUl
when lhey grow gradually on bOlh heels, or elbows, we
may lhen fufpeé! lhe blood and juices in faull that
fome of the velfels are broke, and juices eX!r3I'afaled;
in lhis caÍe, the fuppuralion fhould be promoted, byrub·
biog the paTl Wilh marOlnullowoiOlmen[, and when mato
ter is formed, the fkin 01Oul.1 be opened wilh a lanw ,
in fome dependeot pan lowards one fide, 10 avoid a fcar :
the dreflings may be turpentine, hooey, aod tiné!ure of
myrrh. The relaxe4 fkin may be bathed wi[h eqnal
pans of fpirit of IVioe and vioegar, to which an eigh[h
par! of oil of vitriol may be added. The contenIS of
thefe tumours are various, fomelimes walery, at olhers
fuelY. or like Ihick p.(le ; ",hich, if care be 001takeo 10
¿igefl OUl ·properly with the cylt, will frequeotly colleé!
agaio; was il 001 for Ihe disGguremeol, the OIO'lefl me·
thod would be la eXlirpale lhem wilh a knife, which, if
anfully executed, aod Ihe n:io properly prcfervcd, would
leave very lilde d~formily.
O[ ¡be Dif.:nfoJ o[ ¡he FEn.
O¡NARROW HEELS, and BINDING o¡ lhe Hoo r, OC.
T HOUGH oarrow heels in geoeral arife from a oalural
defeé!, yel Iheyare ofleo rrndercd incurable bybad 010<'
ing ; for fome fmiers holiolV lite qumm fo deep and
lhio, lhat lhey may be pinched in wilh Ihe fiogers, aod
t hiok by lhal melhod 10",id, n lheOl OUl by af1roog broad
webbed OlOe ; bUI Ibis luros lhem narrow abo ve, wires
lheir hcels, and dries, or rolS Ihe frog. T he be(l way
jo all fuch cafes is nOI lOhollow Ihe foot io fhoeioo. aod
la pare oothiog Out bUl \Vhat is rOlleo or foul ; i f Ihe
fOOI be li"rd aod dry, or inclioed 10 be rOllen, balhe it
oheo Wilh chamber.lye, or boil IWO pounds of liofeed
)¡ruifed in [WO quans of lhe f,'OIe, 10 Ihe coofinencc of
a ponltice, Ihen add fix ounces of fofl green foap, aod
aooinl lhe fool IVilh it eVt ry , rubbiog a lillle of il
upon Ihe fole.
Or,
T AH bees·IV3X two ouoces; freOI bUller or lard, fix
E Il Y.
ouoce; tar, one ouoce ; as muc:h liofe.:d, or oeats.
fool oi;, as will make it Ihe coofillence of a fmo~lh
ointment.
The hoofs, if·too dry, may be aooiOled wilh Iheabove,
or wi[h lard ooly ; fome for Ihis purpofe ufe lar, lallo\V,
and honey, bUI mon greafy aod uoé!uous applicatio05 w[1I
aoflVer this inlentioo ; lhe feel allo, if 100 dry, may be
(lnfFed Wilh bran aod lard heated or IVorked up logether
in Ihe haod, which is very proper alfo 10 applyevery OIghl,
when your horfe is travelliog io hot wealher on
that are dry aod hard; cow·duog likewife is a proper
f!ufflng for the feel, but vinegar 010uld cauliouny be
mixed Wilh it: for thongh it is a koown cooler, il is a
remarkable renringenl, which in thls cafe would be ,,...
tremely prejndicial ; ioOead of which, a priO! of fruh
bUller may be firll applied 10 Ihe fole, aDd Ihe co\V·duog
!aid over il:
There is anolher diforder the hoofs are fubjeé! la,
which is Iheir being too fofl aod 010111; Ihismaybe con·
(litu~ooal, or proceed from goiog much in IVel and mato
Ihy grounds, (laodiog conflantly 00 wel liuer, or any io·
firmlly lhal may briog 100 greal a moi!!u" ioto lhe fw .
lo this cafe the horre's hODfs may be balhed ever)' day
wilh warm vioegar, vcrjuice, copperas·lVater, and fu:h
like renriogenls; 10 IVh[ch be added g, lIs, alum,
oc. remeOlbriog tOlet the horfe lIaod eoonantly dry.
We fay a horfe is hoo/.bound, IVheo lhe hoof '5 !O
tighl round Ihe iollep, th,lt il turos [he fOOI fom ..'h"
iota lhe fh ape of a bell. ThlS is caufed 10m' lIl11esbyIhoe–
iog as above, tO wid~o Ihe heel, and fomelimes by cut·
tiog lhe toes down too mucho \Vhi,h gives lh" n"pe 10
Ibe foot, and ca"fes Ihe ho,Ce 10 go lame.
To remedy Ihis difOl der, Mr Gibfoo recommeods Ihe
follolViog ",elhod : lel Ihe foot be drawo dowo fromIhe
corooel all11o(1 10 lhe loe wilh a drawlog koife ffi,kiog
feven or eighl lioes or razes lhrough lhe hoof, almoi! 10
the quick; aflerwards keep il c' arged Wilh pitch ro·
fio, till lhe lines are wore OUl io OlOeiog, ",hicb wiUre·
quire fcveral months,
01 SA ND CRA CKS and Q.t!ITTORS.
W HAT is called a fand·crack, is a lillleciefl on Ihe OUI·
fide of Ihe hoof: if il ruos in a IIrait hoedowowarJs, and
peoetrales Ih rough Ihe bony p"rt of Ihe hoof. il ofteo
prores !roublefoOle 10 cUte; bUI if il panes Ihrour,h Ihe
ligament Ihal uniles Ihe hocf wllh Ihe COl ooel, il IS [heO
apilObrecd a quinor, or falfe qua"er, which is dao~e·
rous.
\Vhenthe crack ooly prnetralcs Ihrough Ihehoof, \\'ilh·
OUI louchiog Ihe liga meol, qnlcfs the hoof be hollo\\', ,1
m.y eafily be cured, by "fping ooly Ihe eJ~es 10:oJ[h,
~od applying lhick pleclg~1S 01' ~ar,licon, . "ud blOd·
log lheOl down wllh a pieee of 10ft Idl : II fome pr<'
ci pime be .ddrd 10 il, Ih:s medic,ne 11'.11 1,< '~lrrolld
Ihc,eby; and in anf.,crs lhe eod, \\,1l1"'Ul .I")'~·
ther applic, lioo BUI if you pl'f(ci\'< ao)' hullo' oloS
ulldcr lhe hoof, and lhal lh, ckfl .1 leo,I,o," h' F"
nelrale lhrough Ihe ~riille or lig.m, ni. [!l< ~dl mdLoJ,
in thJl CJfe, is 10 lireOUI of ,,;[h iroos lh.\! .1<n:[
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