l68 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



*' Wlienever inflammation attacks the internal sur- 

 face of veins from bleeding or any wound, the disease 

 is to be considered as of the same nature, and requiring 

 the same remedies, as the exposure of joints or othei 

 cavities. 



" The first symptoms of inflammation and suppura- 

 tion within a vein, is generally a small degree of swel- 

 ling about the orifice, the lips of which soon recede 

 from each other, and a little oozing escapes from the 

 part. 



" At other times the sweUing will be more consider- 

 able, attended with frequent hemorrhage, and where 

 the swelling extends much above the orifice, the vein 

 is frequently callous and enlarged as high as the head 

 This enlargement and hardness of the vein proceeds, 

 in part, from the coagulable lymph filling up its cavity, 

 and in part from the vein being thickened, and the 

 lymph sometimes becomes organised, and firmly unites 

 to the internal surface of the vein. In other cases the 

 coagulable substance does not unite to the vein, but 

 acts as a foreign body on the whole internal surface 

 of the vein." 



From the reason detailed by Mr. Clark and other 

 eminent professors, it is to be observed that bleeding 

 should never be performed unless it is absolutely ne- 

 cessary, as in many inflammatory cases, or some good 

 and substantial reason can be adduced why such an 

 operation is required. 



Should inflammation appear, and the part begin to 

 swell, immediately remove the pin, and after fomenting 

 with warm water try the following lotion : — 



Golard's Extract - - - 1 drachm. 

 Spirits of Wine - - - half a pint. 

 Mix this together, then throw it into a quart bottle 

 and fill it up with water. 



