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They seldom come to matter, but perspire off, if warm 

 clothing, anointing with marshmallow ointment, and a mod- 

 erate bleeding or two be applied. But, should the inflam- 

 mation continue, notwithstanding these means, a suppura- 

 tion should be promoted. For this purpose, make an oint- 

 ment of an ounce of mercury and half an ounce of Venice 

 turpentine, pounded together till the mercury is no longer 

 visible ; then add to it two ounces of hogslard, and anoint 

 the swellings with this till a suppuration takes place. 



For destroying proud-flesh in the sore, see ULCERS, 

 Mr. Bartlet says, When these swellings appear in an old 

 Horse they are signs of great malignity, and often of an in- 

 ward decay, as well as foreruners of the glanders, He also 

 says, In young Horses they are critical, and should be man- 

 aged as above, instead of applying the above ointment at 

 first to disperse the swellings ; as in that case there is dan- 

 ger that the disease may be thrown on the lungs, or into 

 the thick flesh of the hinder parts of the Horse, where they 

 will form deep imposthumes, and sometimes kill him. 



w. 



WAGON. See CARRIAGES. 



WALLS. Stone-walls, for fences, have already been 

 spoken of. 



See STONES. 



The cellar-walls of a house should be laid with stone and 

 lime; not only for standing more firmly and a greater 

 length of time, but also to keep out the frost. If they be 

 not thus laid, it generally becomes necessary to bank up the 

 outsides with Horse-dung, or something that will keep out 

 the frost, which tends to rot the sills, and at the same time 

 has a very mean appearance. 



The stone- walls of many ancient castles and other build- 

 ings, in Europe, are principally held together, not by bind- 

 ing, as is now practised, but by the force of cement. This 

 cement, it is believed, is nothing more than a due propor- 

 tion of sand and lime, made very thin with water, and pour- 

 ed into the middle of the wall ; not merely plaistering in 

 among the stones, as is done at present. The advantage of 

 this method is, that the lime being so plentifully mixed with 

 water, and for such a length of time before it evaporates, 

 has sufficient time in part to dissolve and be again crystaliz- 

 ed ; and ? in cry stalizing, it adheres to the stones, and thus 



