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tliree times thro' them, and dreffing the Bottom cf 

 the Wound with fpirituous DrefTmgs, and the Lips- 

 with the Ointment^. 283. of this Book. 



Lafily, when any freih Wound that lyes deep re- 

 quires to be ftitch'd, I advife, that the Farrier do 

 not only pafs his Needle Skin deep, but a good 

 Way into the mufcular Flefh, otherwife the Wound 

 will be left in fuch a Condition, that the congealed 

 Blood will become corrupt, and hinder the found 

 Healing of it, and often make it turn fillulous, l^c. 

 In Cafes of One Thing muft always be obferved, 'viz. that 

 Wounds, when any Creature is wounded. Keeping the wound- 

 ^^%^u ^^^ ed Part ( as much as poffible ) free from Motion is 

 kept free ^^^^ ^^ Q\\xt j for I have known many a flight 

 ironi Mo- Wound, efpecially if amongft the Tendons or Si- 

 tion. news, which might have been cured in a little 



Time, provided the Creature had not ftirr'd about : 

 But by fuch Male-pra£lice a Flux of Humors ha^ 

 been occafion'd, and a Gangrene and Mortification 

 forely threatened, and fometimes brought; on. 'Tis 

 therefore, that I advife refting the wounded Part ; 

 and if the Horfe will not lye down in a wide Stall, 

 To make a he fhould be forced to it by tying up one of his fore 

 Horie lye ^zti clofe, and fallening a Cord or fmall Rope 

 °^ "' about the other Fetlock, and bringing the End of it 



over the Horfe's Shoulders ; and by hitting him a 

 Kick with your Foot behind that Knee, and at the 

 fame time pulling his Nofe down ftrongly to the 

 Manger, you will bring him upon his Knees, where 

 you Ihould hold him till he's tired, and that cannot 

 be long ; but if he don't lye down foon, you fhould 

 get fomebody to thruft fideways againft his Quarters 

 to throw him over. Mind your Halter be good, 

 and Staple in the Manger flrong, and by forcing 

 him down feveral Times in this Way, you may 

 teach him to lye down at the fame Words you 

 made ufe of when you firfl cafl him, for they are 

 exceeding tradable Creatures, 



I know 



