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and inspection of the operative farrier^ 

 whose judgment or experience should direct 

 him upon all cases of emergency, as time 

 Ivili not admit of reference to books ; and 

 even \tith such assistance, much more will 

 depend upon bis experimental dexterity, or 

 expertuess in manual operation, than any in-** 

 formation he may derive from literary in- 

 struction when a sudden exertion of judg- 

 ment or fortitude is immediately necessary. 



WotJNDS may be divided into such a va- 

 riety, that to enumerate the list of probabi- 

 lities would be to encounter the work of an 

 age, and serve more to peiplex than enlighten 

 those not altogether adequate to the task of 

 defining technical terms or professional de- 

 scriptions. To enlarge upon every probable 

 means by which a wound may be received^ 

 and from the variety of weapons, or stable 

 instruments, is an absolute impracticability ; 

 we will therefore " take up the mangled 

 matter at the best,'' and endeavour, by a 

 very fair and extensive explanation, to give 

 such DIRECTIONS as shall enable the prof es^ 

 iional superintendant ^ or occasional assistant^ to 

 form a proper idea of the business, and make 



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