30O ^Joe Jrt of Farriery 



by the Motion of the Parts, infomuch that it can in 

 no wife be laid hold of. The Initrument for ex- 

 trading Balls, or other foreign Bodies, forth of deep 

 Wounds, is a hollow Pipe or long Cannula, vvhich 

 contains a fmall Piece of Steel, with a Kind of 

 fharp Screw at the End, made in the Manner of 

 that we raife the Scull with when deprefs'd, and 

 when you touch the Ball with the End of the 

 fmooth Cannula, you turn forward the Screw, and 

 fo extraft the Ball, Pieces of Rags, &c. 

 Gold or I. know no Kind of foreign Body that will lye in 



Lead will ^he Flelh without Corruption, befides Gold and 



jncrf^ft the ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^'^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ "^^">' Years. And we . 

 Mvifcnlar " have Inftances of Soldiers who have receiv'd Balls 

 iiefh many about the Neck, Shoulders, &c. and after a Num- 

 Years ^gj. ^f Years, thofe very Balls have fallen down as 

 D-naS ^°'v ^s ^^^ Loins, Hips, &c. where they have been 

 Two' great drawn out. So that in the Main^ thefe are two 

 Advan- \^xy great Advantages attending the Misfortunes of 

 tages at-^ glorious Adions, ( ^i%, ) that Gun-fhot Wounds are 

 ^^^r^^f.^ne Seldom or never deadly (provided they mifs the 

 of Gun fhot very Vitals ) from Lofs of Blood. Nor is the Ball 

 Wounds, of any corroding Metal, but rather of a friendly 

 Nature and Difpofition ; and unlefs fome Rag or 

 other foreign Body be driven in by the Force of the 

 ■ Ball, the Lead does not much incommode the heal- 

 ing of the Wound. Yet no doubt but it is poiTible 

 to make Bullets, Arrows, &c. poifonous by letting 

 them remain for fome Time in certain Liquors, or 

 Juices of Plants ;.but the Enemy who is guilty of 

 this can never be call'd a fair one. 

 Burnt wi'Ji- If a Horfe happen to be burnt or fcorched with 

 Gun Pow- Gun-powder, b'r. the beft Application is Spirit of 

 Uer; ire. y/inc and Camphire, about a Drachm of the laft 

 to each Ounce of the firfl ; and afterwards, _ I mean 

 in about half an Hour, anoint the Part with com- 

 mon Oi], vvhich is of as good Effcd as Oil of Ro- 

 fes, Oil of St. john's-wort, or Linfeed-Oil as pre- 

 Spirits of fcribed by Mr. Gthfon in like Cafes ; and I am fatis- 

 Wineand i^fied that Spirit of'Wine camphorated, is the very 

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