314 Tbe Jrt efFAKKiEKY i 



Subjea. And I muft efteem thofe very unhappy 

 who have not feen that excellent Piece. 



CHAP. XXXVIII. 



Of fijiulds, old Wounds, hz, 



Ti,^ t;;an. A ^(y?«^^ is any Kind of Pipe : But its common 

 iiieb.gns. j^ J^^^ .^ ^^ fignify Ulcers that lie deep, and 



ouze out their Matter thro' long, narrow, winding 

 Paffages. In which Cafes the Bones are frequently 

 affeaed with Rottennefs or Blacknefs, and the ex- 

 treme Parts or Lips of the Wound, as well as many 

 Times the Infide of it, are callous, horny, and hard. 

 Thefe Wounds are commonly narrower at the Mouth 

 than at the Bottom, and fend forth thin Matter com- . 

 monly calPd Ichor. 

 The Canfe. A fijiula is often occafion'd from the ill Heahng 

 of a Wound ; fometimes it comes from a Crufh from 

 the Saddle ; and, as I have obferved, thefe trouble- 

 fome Ulcers are moll commonly in the Withers : 

 And if they pafs down between the Shoulder-Blades 

 and Ribs, as is often the Cafe, they are very diffi- 

 cult of Cure, by reafon there is no coming at the 

 Bottom of the V/ound. 

 The Cure. The firft Thing to be done, is to fearch^or probe 

 the Wound with a leaden Probe that will eafily bend, 

 or with a Piece of fmall Wax-Candle 5 and, if the 

 ^i7im or Cavity lie in any Part that can with Safety 

 be open'd, it 'ihould be done the whole Length of 

 it by the Help of a long, fniall-poin:ed Penknife or 

 Bijiory, which fliould be guided along w-ith a fmall 

 Piece of Iron that is channeli'd on one Side, and of 

 a fit Length. After the Hollownefs or Cavity is 

 quite open, you muft feel with your Finger up and 

 down for callous, horny, and hard Subftances ; ^ for 

 the Ichorom Difchai-ge from theie old Wounds is of 

 fuch a corrofive Quality, that it caufesthe ^inus or 

 Cavity to become horny and hard in order to defend 

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