192 7Zd^ FarrIerV New Guide. Chap. L. 



-which aVe proper to difcufs and diflblve. But thofe Swel- 

 lings which are hot and inflamed, ought to be ripen'd, un- 

 lefs when they are feated where they may caufe too great a 

 Derivation of the Humours, as on the Sheath, Fundament, 

 Limbs and Throat, ^c. but yet if thefe be mahgnant or- 

 peflilential, it is better to run any other Hazard than not 

 bring them to Maturity ; wherefore the Medicines in this' 

 Intention ought to be fuch as ripen, but at the fame time- 

 are not over-powerful in drawing; and for thisPurpofe the- 

 Reader may alfo confult thofe Places where we have treat- 

 ed of the Bajiard Strangles and Fives, &c. 



When the Tumor is feated near the Interftices of fome 

 large Mufcles, it ought to be opened fo foon as there is^ 

 Matter form'd within it, otherwife, if the Matter be de- 

 tained, it may feparate the Mufcles, and thereby form a 

 Lodgment for itfelf ; and the longer before it is opened, the 

 larger will be the Abfcefs. 



In the opening of Abfcefles, if they be fmall, a large 

 Orifice made in the dependent and lowermoft Part, withf 

 the Afliftance of good Bandage to keep thofe Parts clofe 

 together, will be fufficient to make a perfect Cure ; but if 

 they happen to be large and deep, they ought then to be 

 laid open the whole Length, unlefs the Skin can be kept de- 

 prefs'd by the Application of Flax into the hollow Part j 

 for fo long as there is any Lodgment for the Matter, the 

 Abfcefs will be conftantly fill'd. The fame Method is to 

 he obferv'd, as near as poflible, with refpeft to thofe Tu- 

 mors that are large, and have a pretty large Cavity formed 

 within them. 



The propereft Dreflings in all fuch Cafes are Turpentine, 

 or Turpentine mixt with Honey, or the Yolks of Eggs, 

 with a fmall Quantity of Brandy, or Spirit of Wine ; and 

 in molt Cafes where there is not an ill Habit of Body, thefe 

 will be fufficient to make a perfed Cure. 



But Wens, Anburies, and other encylled Tumors, require 

 a peculiar Treatment, and for the molt Part, ought to be 

 quite extirpated. The Anburies, which we obferve fre- 

 quently to hang at the Legs, and fometimes at divers 

 other Parts of a Horfe's Body, and conlift only of a thick 

 Jelly, or fpongy foft Flefh ; as thefe have generally a fmall 

 Neck next to their Infertion, they may be taken off with- 

 out much to do, only by tying a waxed Thread round 

 them, ftraitening it by Degrees ; and if after they are falling 

 off, there be the Appearance of a frefh Excrefcence, that 



may 



