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fupport it is faid to give to the parts after 

 the cure. The neceilary precautions refpe^l- 

 ing the operation upon the back fmews are* 

 that the parts to be fired be not in a (late 

 of inflammation, that no crofs lines be made 

 on any account, that the fire be only given 

 deep enough to have fufficient efFe8: upon the 

 fldn, without burning the (heaths of the ten- 

 dons, that no perfon be fuffered to mount the 

 horfe, but that he be turned to grafs, as foon 

 as convenient, for at lead three months. The 

 windgalls, I think, fhould be let out previous 

 to firing. When the operation is intended to 

 be very effeftual, the lines are drawn thick 

 around the leg, from the bottom of the pafl:erns 

 almoft up to the knee. I fhould conceive that 

 fewer lines would make a firmer bandage. I 

 mufl remark alfo, that a man's common fenfe 

 muft naturally depi61 the operation of caute- 

 rizing as a very delicate one, and by no 

 means within the power of every heavy-hand- 

 ed fmith. 



When the pafiern joints are exceedingly 

 full and fwelled, the legs gorged, the tendons 

 enlarged, in fa6l the parts indurated, there 

 feems an almofl abfolute neceffity for bliftering 

 and firing, fince no other meafures will be fuf- 

 ficiently difcutient ; however, when it fhall 

 be again my lot to have another cafe of this 

 kind in hand, in addition to the number with 



which 



