55^ ON LAMENESS. 



ment, making ufe of crude fal ammoniac dtld 

 wood-afhes. The tumour will lometimes fup- 

 purate, but feldom, which foon perfetts the- 

 cure. Should a rowel be neceffary, any con- 

 venient part will do. The accident taken iri 

 time, and properly treated, is by no means 

 dangerous. 



Strains in the Hocfes. Sickle-hammed 

 horfes, whilft young, are fubjet] to thefe drains^ 

 feldom with any other external fign than heat 

 in the parts and lamenefs. Reft, reftringents^ 

 moderate labour. In cafe of tenfion, or cal- 

 lofity ; fomentations, blifters, firing with fmall^ 

 fuperficial, and rather clofe lines ; charge after- 

 wards with mercurial plaiiler, and that de Ci- 

 CUTA CUM Ammoniaco, melted together, re- 

 newing once or twice as it drops off. The 

 joints of the hocks being much enlarged, 

 Ofmer recommends the cataplafm of fait (fee 

 farther) twice a day, and fomentations, with 

 bleeding and cooling internals, reje6ling blif- 

 ters and firing. 



The abfolute divifion, or rupture of the 

 main tendon, is remedied, by bringing the 

 div'ided extremities into exafcl contaft, by com- 

 preffing and fecuring them in that (late, and 

 by binding the fetlock with a fplent externally 

 applied, that the foot, having loll the ftay of 

 the tendon, may not turn outwards to impede 

 the union of the ruptured parts. The ufual 



cooling 



