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its ftate of infancy: — So foon as the accident 

 is difcovered, (which it ought foon to be, in 

 the general examination of a horjfs feet, that 

 fhould always take place upon his return from 

 chafe OT journey) y wafh well with a fponge and 

 warm water, to enfure a thorough cleanling ; 

 then apply a pledget of tow, moiftened with 

 friar's balfam, tincture of myrrh, or campho- 

 rated fpirits, repeating it once in twenty-four 

 hours, covering the exadi: fpot with a portion 

 of fheet tea-lead, inclofed in a fmall piece of 

 linen, bandaging firm. All un^iioiis or greafy 

 applications fhould be avoided, and great care 

 taken not to immerfe the foot in dirt or water 

 till the part is perfedly united, and the furface 

 fufiiciently hardened not to admit particles of 

 fand, gravel, or any other extraneous matter. 

 And this caution becomes the more neceffary, 

 when it is remembered that real QUITTORS 

 have originated from this very want of atten^ 

 tion more than in any other circumftance ; 

 many having been formed and confirmed in 

 what, properly managed, would have been 

 merely a fuperficial and temporary inconveni- 

 ence. See p. 1 60, 



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