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tion, on account of the fpiral form of the 

 hoof, which occafions any fubftance admitted 

 to work upwards tow^ards the coronet ; whence 

 a quittor may arife. This fhews" very clearly 

 the folly of the old praftice of flopping up a 

 gravelled foot by night, and fuffering the horfe 

 to be travelled on. Having by moderate 

 pinching, found the offending matter, get it all 

 out as clean as poffible with the drawing knife. 

 Your fuccefs will be known by the dilappear- 

 ance of the blacknefs ; wafh and deterp^e well 

 with warm beer, in which is melted ftrong 

 foap and fait. Leave the hole rough, and hol- 

 lowed, larger internally than at the orifice, to 

 the end, that it may better contain the applica- 

 tion. Chars^e as ufual. Th? gravel beins all 

 eradicated at a certainty (but by no rneans 

 elfe) burning oil of turpentine may be dropped 

 in ; afterwards Burgundy pitch, or rofin. 

 1^ The above method being inefPeflual to dif- 



lodge the gravel, which may have penetrated 

 deep, and laid long enough to rot the coflBn- 

 bone : enlarge the wound, cut away the rotten 

 flelh, and dry and cleanfe the bone with a 

 cautery, pointed fugar-loaf form, as recom- 

 mended by Bracken. Drefs the bone once or 

 twice a day with doffils of lint, dipped in tinc- 

 ture of myrrh-aloes half an ounce ; tin6lure of 

 euphorbium, two drachms. Mix. Cover with 



green. 



