178 The Parrier'j New Guide. Ch. XLVIIL 



-., . . , But that all thefe things may be made as 



jjfl?i!!^,n,>;iu ^^^y ^^^ intelligible as poHlble, we (hall re- 



Intentions ivito . ■' , i i « » , i r >-. • x r ^ 



rxftiea to exter- ^"^^ ^"^ Whole Method of Cure in thole ob- 

 nal Applications, ftinate Cafes to three principal Intentions : 

 The firfl is, the cleanfing the Ulcers from 

 Foulnefs ; the fecond^ to fupprefs a Luxuriancy and falfe 

 Growth of Flclh; and the thirds to deftroy any fuch Ex- 

 crcfcences when grown ; and in this lall there are alfo feve- 

 ral Intentions, as we fhall fee anon. 



As to the/r/?, if the Farcin Knots have been openM, and 

 degenerated into foul Ulcers, if thefe are not deep, and their 

 Lips grown callous and hard, the Unguentum /Egyptiacum^ 

 made chiefly of Honey and Verdegreafe, which is fufficient- 

 ly in the Acquaintance of all Farriers, will, for the moft 

 Fart, anfwer that End j or the Ointment made of Quick- 

 filver and Turpentine, as above prefcrib*d ; or Safilkum 

 mix'd with red Precipitate, in the following Manner. 



" Take red Precipitate half anOurvre, rub it in a fmooth 

 *' Mortar until all its fliining Particles are deftroy*d, then 

 *' mix it very well with two Ounces of Bafilicum to dref% 

 *' the Sore withal. 



The Precipitate is a moft excellent Medicine when it is 

 thus prepared ; but in the Way the Farriers ufe it, it fel- 

 dom fucceeds, becaufe they apply it in a rough grofs Pow- 

 der, as it comes from the Laboratory of the Chymifts, and 

 that alfo in a very large Quantity ; which, inftead of bring- 

 ing an Ulcer into a good Difpolition, makes the Sore ran- 

 kle, and become ten times worfe. I know this is alfo prac- 

 tis'd by fome Surgeons, and one of confiderable Name and 

 Pradicc approved of it in my liearing; tho' I muft needs fay 

 it is contrary to my frequent Experience ; and it is likewife 

 contrary to the true Intention of that Medicine, which is 

 only to caufe a purer Digeftion, by iniinuating its finer and. 

 more fubtle Parts into the little Canals and Pipes, thereby 

 forcing thro' their Obftructions ; whereas, when it is appli- 

 ed in a grofs Powder, as it is indued with many fharp 

 Points, it only increafes the Influx of Matter, by wounding 

 thofe tender Fibres, and thereby caufes a greater Derivation 

 of Humours to them, which ought to be avoided by every 

 good Surgeon and Farrier. But thofe who love to fee a 

 great Quantity of Matter follow their Dreflings, may have 

 their Expedtations very near anfwered by the Application 

 of Glafs Powder, the Sand of an Hour-glafs, or any thing 

 eife that is fiiarp-poiiited and cutting. 



But 



