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of fmall Value, and if kept at Hay, l^c. would 

 ^oon have eat his Head off, as the common Saying 

 is. I therefore ordered him to Grafs, ( for it was in 

 Sbring Time,) and that in fuch a Paflure where he 

 {hould have fcmething to bite at ; othervvife the 

 Healing 0. the Wound would be hindered by his 

 continual Stooping and Labouring for his Living. 

 The Wound was drefsM twice a Day with the Oint- 

 ment as above, only a little Soot was added to it to 

 make it more detergent, and alfo more offenfive to 

 the Flies, l^c. After the Ointment, we coverM 

 the Shoulders with Tow, and a Piece of thin Sack- 

 ins; over all faften'd behind his Shoulders under his 

 Cheft and before liis Breaft ; and in this Manner he 

 was cured in a reafonab'e l^ime, doing much good 

 Service afterwards. 



I kept my Friend the Farrier for fome Time m 

 Icrnorance and Sufpenfe about the Ointment, but 

 rSher than 1 would lofe his Cuftom, tho' he gave 

 me no Fees, I told him how to prepare it, which 

 was as before direfted. 

 AVi^erfiv-e I hope 1 need not enter into a Difpute, whether 

 f.d clean- unauous or e^ly, or cleanfing and^.bfterfive Apph- 

 ling Appii- cations are moft proper for the ^ure of Fiftulous 

 cations pre- uj^^^ old Wounds, ^c. feeing I have fufficiently 

 S:u"or:^ewn in my Notes upon Captain ^^-^y^^^^K 

 ^S Farrier, that the latter are much preferable, and 



the former to be reieaed, as fuch Things breed proud 

 Fefh, esfr. Neither is Syringing any kmd ot Li- 

 quors, or pafling a Rope or Hair Rowel thro the 

 hhvs or Cavity, in order to drain off the Humours, 

 TheUfeofof any Avail in thefe Cafes; ^d there are very 

 ?^nts'p r' few Inftances wherein the Ufe of Tents are not pr - 

 ricious\ judicial ; for any or all of thefe much oftener create 

 Knife and \^^ ^ure a Fiftula. Therefore the moft ready and 

 Fire better. ^^^^^^ Utl\vo^ is the Knife and Fire, both which 

 agree better with the Nature of a Horfe's Flelli than 

 Injeaions, Rowels, or Tents. 

 Giving the That giving the Fire is of the greateft Service m 

 Fire, of many Cafes, both in Human and Bxute Creatures 



