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be done where the Cavity runs amongft the Tendons 

 or extreme Parts of the Mufcles, unlefs the fame 

 lie only Skin-deep, and then indeed it may be laid 

 open as the Operator finds it moft needful. 



When all is done which I have direfted, let the 

 Wound be drefsM once or twice a Day (according 

 to the Quantity of Matter it difcharges) with the 

 following Unguent. 



^. , .,„, rah common Tar, t^'o Pounds -common rurpen- 

 forT tine, half a Pound, Honey, fix Ounces ; 1 elks of 



mula. Eggs, Number ten : Melt the far, "rurpentrne and 

 Honey together, and nvhen they han^e flood till they 

 are only Milk-nvarm, flir in an Ounce of the bcji 

 French Verdigreafe in fine Po-xvder, and fiir it Jo 

 long that it cannot fink do-ivn to the Bpttom. 



If you would have it a little more ftiff or of a 

 thicker Confluence, you may add half a Pint ot 

 Wheat-Flour; but, in my Thoughts tis b:tter to 

 •be thin ; and then with a few Feathers tied together 

 the whole Wound may be anointed with the Oint- 

 ment very warm, as often as there is Occafion. 

 And lafily, cover with Tow ^nd Pledgets. 

 A Cafe of I remember to have had a good old Horfe which , 

 a L'iihila in I much valued for his pall Services : He had a large 

 ^l^^Wi- and hard Tumour or Swelling "F" Jj^^^^^^^^f '> 

 ^^\ which is the Joining of the Shoulder-Blades before 



'"^'■^' the Saddle. It continued for fome Months, with- 



out tending in the leaft to fuppurate, but remain d 

 fix'd and hard, and at laft grew /o big, and con- 

 traded the large Back-Sinew of his Neck fo much 

 that he could fcarcely rtoop ^o cat Grafs I then 

 npply'd to a Farrier, who had had a deal of Fxpe- 

 rience, to know what he thought of the Matter ; 

 tho' I did not dehgn religiouily to purfue his Me- 

 thod unlefs I jadged it reafonable. Upon li^nd^mg 

 the Tumour, he told me, m a very honeil Wa) , 

 th't I had better knock the Horfe oW H^.l, and 

 difpatch him at once, -rather than be at Expenc. 



