IMPROVED. 17 



If tlie Tumour breaks, the Wound may be drefTed 

 with the Ointment under the Title of the Farrier's 

 Ointment fpread warm on Tow, or fuch like, and 

 the Poultice over all : For you muft remember to 

 keep this going on till all the Glands are fallen, or 

 come to their natural State and Bignefs ; otherwife, 

 it hath happened, as I have often obfer\^ed, that for 

 want of ufmg the Poultice ( or fome fuch Applica- 

 tion) the Glands have been fo indurated or hardened, 

 that they would not yield to any Thing but Extir- 

 pation or Cutting out, and would turn out like a 

 boiled Turnep or Potatoe, upon giving the Skin a 

 crofs Incifion or Cut, and pulling them out with 

 oner's Fingers. Or, for Vv'ant of this Operation, 

 the Horfe has been big and fv/elled about the Jaws 

 during the whole Courfe of his Life. 



I advife to lay all finuous or hollow Wounds or 

 "Ulcers open, as far as poflible without Danger to 

 the Blood- Veflels, Nen^es, or Tendons, and to 

 make the Incifion according to the Direclion or 

 Length of the Fibres, that is, you ought not to 

 cut a-crofs the Mufcles, or Leaders, { as they are 

 called by Farriers.) 



The Dreflings, after Incifion, Ihould confift of 

 thofe Things which are of a detcrfi^e and 7nundify 

 ing Quality, fuch as are all the Kinds of Turpen- 

 tine, which I Hiall have occafion to fpeak of in the 

 following Pages. Thefe incorporated well with Proper 

 Honey, Yolks of E^gs, i^c. as I fhall defcribe Ointments 

 under the Name of the black digejli^uis Ointment, forWounds 

 along with the Farrier ?, green Ointment ; and a few 

 Mixtures, nioftly fpirituous, I believe will be fuf- 

 ficient for moil or all Wounds, both recent and 

 green, as well as thofe which, through bad Man- 

 agement and length of Time, are grown finuous or 

 Jiollow, and therefore difficult of Cure, 



Of a contrary Quality to Turpentines are all 



Kinds of Oil, Hogs-lard, b^r. with all the Tribe 



of un^uous, oily, greafy applications, fuch as ( for 



■the moft Part) Farriers are wont to apply to 



C 2 Wounds: 



