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])ain or danger ; and those that have gone deep in the 

 tlesh and beyond reach, make their way sometimes 

 from places where they could never be expected to 

 appear. Many extraordinary instances of this kind 

 are upon record in the surgical transactions of diiFerent 

 parts of Europe." He adds, " I have known bullets 

 pierce through both flesh and bones in men, making 

 a round smooth passage like an anger-hole, and been 

 as easy of cure as a flesh wound, except when they 

 have penetrated or grazed the joints. In these cases 

 horses may be rendered useless, even though the woud J 

 be cured." 



In most cases where the bones are very much sphn- 

 tered, the horse is rendered useless, and the best plan 

 is to destroy him. Fungous flesh will sometimes grow 

 to wounds, which is bad, anfll should be stopped by 

 smearing the part with red precipitate, or washed with 

 vitriol and water. 



SPASMODIC COLIC, OR GRIPES, 



Is a disease by no means unfrequent among horses, 

 and sometimes has a fatal termination. The symptoms, 

 however, which accompany it, are not unlike those 

 attendant on inflammation of the bowels, or the red 

 colic of the farriers, consequently it is highly necessary 

 to be able to discern between the two, as the treatment 

 is materially diff rentin each case. 



Causes. — The common practice of allowing horses 

 to drink, and of using cold water externally, when 

 heated from work or exercise, is a very common cause. 



