426 SUPPLEMENT. 



tration of a ball as will enable the operator 

 to deliver it with the greatest ease to him- 

 self and safety to his patient. First holding 

 the ball in the right hand, longitudinally and 

 equally surrounded by the fingers and thumb, 

 let the left be insinuated on the off side of 

 the mouth, when, taking gently hold of the 

 tongue, draw it steadily out between the 

 tusk and the grinders, then grasping it with 

 great firmness, introduce the right hand with 

 the ball, and passing it up with a proper de-* 

 gree of resolution, to the highest possible 

 point, lodge it upon the root of the tongue, 

 instantly pushing it forward with your fin- 

 ders, and withdrawing your hand, place it 

 under his jaw, let loose the tongue, and raise 

 his head, where, holding it for a very short 

 space, the ball is perceived to pass without 

 the least diiBculty : while, on the contrary, 

 a horse, either timid or refractory, is made 

 much more so by the painful use of an iron 

 that, from its very shape, appearance, and 

 method of introduction, is evidently calcu- 

 lated to promote or increase the difficulty it 

 was intended to prevent. 



These particulars, trifling as they may ap- 

 pear to those expert in the practice, are net- 



