i 9 8 The FarrierV New Guide. Chap. LI. 



*' Author of the Novum Lumen Chirurgicmn^ and for the 

 ^' Sale of which a Patent was procured, only in that was 

 *< u fed Oil of Vitriol, inftead of the Spirit of Salt in this ; 

 «' but that Difference is inrigniiicant. Of this I kept fome 

 *' by rne for a Time, to wait a proper Opportunity to try 

 *' it; when an extraordinary one happened by a blunde- 

 *' ring Farrier cutting the Jugular Artery of a very fine 

 *' young Horfe,ashe was pretending to take offfomeadven- 

 " titious Kernels that grew under his Throat. The Flux 

 *« of Blood was fo prodigious, that the Creature mult have 

 *^ forthwith died, had not the Fellow held faft the wound- 

 •' ed VeJlel, by griping the Part with his Hands, which 

 *« prevented the Fffufion, until I diilblved fome of the 

 *' Powder, or rather Salt, in fome warm Water, and with 

 *' the Currier's Shavings of Leather dipt in it, apply'd it 

 *' upon the Part, where tying it as faft as the Part would ad- 

 *' mit of, and haltering the Horfe's Head up to the Rack for 

 *' about fixteen Hours. When it was taken of, not one 

 *' Drop of Blood afterwards followed, and the Part was ea^ 

 ** fily incarnated and healed up. This is a Preparation of 

 *' Maetis^ once Profellbr at Ley den ^ and is in the CoHec- 

 *' ianea Chymica Leydenfw^ how much foever fome have 

 *' pretended to make a Secret of it fince. 



The fame Author further takes Notice, that this Styptick 

 has been recommended inwardly to ftop Fluxes, efpecially 

 thofe of Blood ; but we are very iure it may anfwer that 

 End in all Wounds, when apply'd as in the Inftance before 

 recited. And in this refped it may be made ufe of by thofe 

 who are but little skill'd in the Pradice of a Surgeon or Far- 

 rier : As may alfo the Powder of Sympathy^ tho* we cannot 

 advife any one to depend upon its fympathetick Virtues. 



Having faid thus much concerning the firft Intention, to 

 wit, the putting a Stop to the Blood in Cafes where the 

 cut or ruptur'd Veilels are large or expos'd ; we fnall now 

 proceed to the other Requifites in the Cure of Wounds ; but 

 we fhall in the firft place take notice, that in all good Con- 

 ftitutions a frefh Wound will be eafilycur'd, if it is not over- 

 much expos'd to the Air, as we fee in many Inftances, both 

 m Brutes and human Bodies ; and a Wound made accord- 

 ing to the Direction of a Mufcle, or only fomewhat flant- 

 ing, will heal wirh little or no Application, if the Horfe is 

 .not put to hard Exercife ; for in that Cafe, as often as the 

 MuJcle iscontraded, the Wound will be more or Ms open- 

 ed, according to the Force whereby the wounded Member 

 f; moved. But all Wcuncis ll at art large ought to beftitch'd, 



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