158 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



into a callous ulcer, when the utility of caustic and 

 stimulating applications have been called into action. 



When wounds of the tendons heal slowly, the edges 

 may be touched with butter of antimony; a piece 

 of tow smeared with digestive ointment must then be 

 superadded, and a bandage to keep it close to the part 

 affected. 



In case where the wounds in the joints prove obsti- 

 nate, the tow must be dipped in the following lotion : — 



Golard's Extract - - 1 drachm, 



Vinegar _ - - - two-tliirds of a pint, 

 mixed ; put this into a quart bottle, and add about a 

 pint of water. 



When proud-flesh is attached to any wounds dress 

 them with a httle red precipitate mixed with the oint- 

 ment in general use. 



A modern author says, " The benefit of healing 

 wounds by the first intention is particularly manifest 

 in cases of overreaches on ihe heels of the fore-feet 

 from the shoes of the hind -feet. For in these cases 

 nothing more is necessary than to wash the part 

 thoroughly with warm water, so as to remove all sand 

 or dirt whatever, and then to keep the divided parts 

 together by a bandage, and not to remove it for three 

 or four days at least. The coagulated lymph will 

 then be thrown out from the mouths of the vessels, 

 and the surfaces will be found glued, and this con- 

 stitutes what is called — healing by the first intention ; 

 and this process may generally be adopted with suc- 

 cess where the wound is of a simple nature. 



In compound wounds, where the bone has been 

 injured as well as the muscular parts, it is more diffi- 

 cult, and sometimes impossible, to heal by the first 

 intention ; first, because the consequent inflammation 

 IS more violent, and, secondly, because the fractured 



