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To bleed from the toe, you have only to cut 

 away the sole underneath at the toe, where the 

 crust and sole join, until blood comes. When 

 the sole is cut away underneath with the draw- 

 ing-knife, take a fresh sharper one, or a clean 

 " searcher'' to cut through the vessels. If you 

 cut deep enough, you will generally get the 

 quantity of blood you want. A little tow or 

 cotton is then to be stuffed into the hole, and 

 tar over it, and a bandage wrapped over all for 

 four or five days. 



PHYSICKING 



takes six days: two for preparation; the day 

 it is given, and the day on which it operates; 

 and two more to return to the former diet : but 

 on an emergency, or when the dung appears 

 softened, four days may be sufficient: one for 

 preparation; the day it is given, and the day 

 it operates ; and one more to increase to the 

 former diet. 



Whenever a dose of purgative physic is to be 

 given to a horse in consequence of being out 

 of condition, or previous to being put in train- 

 ing, or when in training, or coming out of 



