14^ ^he Art of Farriery 



(when introduced into the Eye) fcour off the out- 

 ward Cor.t of the Cornea \ and thefe Things being 

 mixed with Honey, or any other healing Thing, 

 Powdered may now and then be of fome little Service. And 

 Glals pro- jn my Thoughts, Powdered Glafs is moft likely to 

 rfg^^^^^^'efFea a Removal of fuch Films or Specks, which 

 Films ire. appear upon the outward Surface of the E)'e, when 

 there is not any Inflammation accompanying them : 

 For Glafs finely powdered, and fifted through a fine 

 Flower Sieve, mixed with Honey and a little frefh 

 Butter, I have known to take awa)' a Speck or 

 Film when all other Things have failed ; and the 

 Reafon is, no doubt, becaufe Glafs will keep it3 

 Form, and not be difTolved into lefTer Particles by 

 the Motion and Waters of the Eye j whereas Tutty, 

 or Lapis Calaminaris, by fuch Motion, l^c. of the 

 Eye, are rendered fo fmooth, that they take little 

 EfFeft upon fo hard a Body as the Film is, when 

 it has been of fo long Handing. And the Operation 

 of the Glafs in the Eye, may well be compared to 

 the Fifh-Skin ufed by Joiners in fmoothing up their 

 Work ; for, as this fmooths and polishes the Wood, 

 fo does that the Cornea or Horny Coat of the Eye ; 

 and with fafety too, as I have often found by Ex- 

 fjerience. But then (as I faid before) it feldom fuc- 

 ceeds if the Film is old and hardened, unlefs the 

 Owner of the Horfe has a deal of Patience, and con- 

 tinues the Ufe of it for a long Time together. 

 Cutting out As to Cutting cut the Han.vsy when the Excre- 

 thv Haws, fcence is fo large that it damages a Horfe's Sight, 

 there may be fomething faid for it : But as tliis fim- 

 ple Operation may be eafily performed with Safety 

 by any of our common Farriers, and as the fame is 

 fufHciently defcribed by Mr. Gib/on ^ I fhall not 

 trouble the Reader with an Account of it any far- 

 ther, than telling my Opinion what the Diforder is. 

 And Firft, I take what the Farriers call the Flaws, 

 to proceed from a long and continued Defludlion of 

 Rheum upon the Eye, or a preternatural Heat 

 within the Globe of the Eye itfelf i and by this, 



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