Chap. LI. Of Wounds, 193 



may be kept down by the Help of fome gentle Corrofive^ 

 together with the Ufe of Bandage ; and for this Purpofe 

 Flax or fine Hurds dipt in Vitriol or Allum water will 

 fuffice. 



But to a Wen, or any other Tumour of that kind that 

 grows to a Bignefs, a hot Knife muft be us'd, when it hap- 

 pens to have a narrow Root ; but if you have reafon to fuf- 

 ped: the Veflels which lead to it are become very large, where- 

 by a too plentiful EfFufion of Blood may happen, or if it be 

 broad at bottom, the bell way is then to open it, cutting 

 the Skin both ways a-crofs, if there be Matter within it 

 that muft be evacuated, and then the Bag and other fuper- 

 fluous Parts deftroy'd by Degrees, which may be done ei- 

 ther by cutting or burning, or by the Ufe of cauftick Me- 

 dicines ; but the Knife is the moft expeditious; and if it be 

 of Subftance to keep the Heat, it may be made to anfwer 

 in moft Cafes. 



The Swellings of the Joints and Relaxation of the Sinews, 

 are no other wile to be treated, than by applying fuch things 

 as are proper to difcufs and ftrengthen them ; but the Acci- 

 dents to which thefe Parts are chiefly expos'd, will be parti- 

 cularly handled in fome of the enfuing Chapters, 



CHAP. LI. 



Of Wounds. 



^Here is no one but knows, when any Part of a Horfe's 

 -■- Body is cut, torn, or otherwife divided, he is then faid 

 to be wounded, fo that Wounds are various, and differ one 

 from another, according to the Diverfity of Accidents by 

 which they are caufed ; fome are fuperficial, 77 n- /> 

 others deep. Wounds happen fometimes to of Wounds 

 be ftreight, according to the Tenure and Di- ' 

 redion of the Fibres ; fometimes they are oblique or tranf- 

 verfe, that is, flanting or athwart. If the Inftrument be 

 (harp, the Parts will, generally fpeaking, be equally divided ; 

 but if otherwife, the Wound will be ragged and tore, which 

 is ufually the Cafe of Horfes that have been ftak'd. 



Wealfodiftinguifli between the Wounds that are fimple, 

 Tind Wounds that are complicated ; thofe are faid to be fim- 

 ple, where the foft Parts are divided, without the Concomi- 

 uncy of other Accidents ; and thofe Wounds are termed 

 complicated, where, befides a Divifion of the foft Parts, 

 there is alfo a ContuHon of the Flefh, a Fra<fture or Diilo- 

 X cation 



