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exceedingly troublefome, but often produdiive 

 of great danger. The penetration of fuch can 

 very feldom take place without the probability 

 of difagreeable or alarming coniequences ; if in 

 the fore part of either leg, the periofleum, liga- 

 mentary parts, or articulation of the knee and 

 footlock joints, may be feverely affeded -, if 

 the back part, of either, the tendon, by being 

 pundlured or lacerated, may receive irreparable 

 injury. From thefe various chances, it is not 

 at all furprifing that lamenefs, originating in 

 caufes fo trifling in their early appearance, 

 fhould frequently prove fo truly diftre fling in 

 the event -, for it is well known but few of 

 thefe accidents occur without terminatine in 

 fuppuration and its tedious effedls : and there 

 can be no doubt but very many of thofe hap- 

 pen, from want of proper attention to circum- 

 fliances, immediately after difcovery of the 

 injury fuflained. 



Pundlures from thorns, in general, are con- 

 fidered merely as a temporary or fuperficial 

 inconvenience, upon fuppofition that the inte- 

 gument is alone affeded, without the leaft refe- 

 rence to parts more immediately and materially 

 concerned. From fuch mifconception and 



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