ON THE FEET. ^6i 



any rate, where fhelter may be had, and where 

 feed is not too difficult to come at, or^ the 

 foundered creature may be ftarved either for 

 want, or from cold: cut the toe until the 

 blood come, and let the hoof bleed awhile ; 

 then with the drawing knife make a number of 

 vertical incifions, through the whole foot, from 

 under the coronet almoft to the toe, nearly or 

 quite to the quick, without even fearing to 

 touch the cartilages ; the feet may be wrapped 

 in emollient poultices a kw days, afterwards 

 charge with tar, and powdered olibanum ; or 

 pitch and rofm. 



In an acute founder, bleed ; allow an open- 

 ing diet, with faline phyfic, nitre, and glyfters, 

 as in fever and molten-greafe. Pare down 

 the cruft and thin the foal. Soak the feet and 

 legs thoroughly in warm water, in which bran 

 has been fcalded ; and afterwards gently rub 

 dry with cloths. Leave the feet ail night in 

 poultices of mealy potatoes and fcalded bran, 

 mixed up with oil of turpentine, which may 

 be continued three nights. My reafon for ad- 

 viling potatoes, is becaufe 1 find they retain 

 the heat much longer than any of the ufual 

 articles. Prepare the fotus, (with or without 

 fpirits, or (al ammoniac) or bath for the legs 

 and feet, recommended p. 1 19, in which deep 

 them well, keeping the liquor to a conftant 

 convenient heat, full half an hour; giving the 



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