266 EDUCATING THE HORSE. 



TREATMENT OF WOUNDS, 



Wounds are caused by accidents of various 

 kinds, when the skin is much torn from the flesh. 

 If you are at hand while the wound is quite fresh, 

 take a square-pointed needle, and a waxed thread, 

 and sew it up. Be sure to put the needle in 

 straight, one side over against the other, draw 

 the skin tight, tie a knot, and cut off the thread ; 

 then take another stitch about an inch off, till 

 it is all nicely drawn together. It is quite wrong 

 to sew up a wound as you would a piece of 

 cloth ; the thread should be cut after each stitch. 

 When you do not see the wound till the place is 

 growing dead, and the skin is drawing up, then 

 take off the loose skin ; for if you permit it to 

 remain, it will leave a blemish. 



ENGLISH STABLE LINIMENT. 



Oil of spikes, aqua ammonia, and oil of tur- 

 pentine, of each 2 oz. ; sweet oil and oil of am- 

 ber, of each J^ oz. ; oil of origanum, i oz. Mix. 



