600 MISCELLANEA. 



felf furnlfhing an , agglutinating balfam ; the 

 chief care neceffary, is to preferve them from 

 the air, and keep them clean. The proper 

 medicaments, whether of the healing, detergent, 

 ordifcutient clafs, are compofed of turpentines, 

 gums, and fpirits, whh as little oil as is con- 

 fiftent with rendering the compofition fuffi- 

 ciently emollient. Inflammation renders poul- 

 tices and fomentation neceffary. Bring the 

 lips of the wound together by bandage or few- 

 ing ; indeed the latter is not often nece0ary, 

 A fingle flitch is fufhcient for a wound two 

 inches long ; in large wounds, fet the flitches 

 full an inch diflant ; in thofe feated upon pro- 

 minent parts, fuch as the hips, or the large 

 mufcles, the flitches generally burfl in funder 

 upon the horfe's lying down or rifing, on 

 which account the lips mull not be drawn too 

 clofe : the wound being deep, the needle mufl 

 be palled deep in proportion. Should inflame 

 mation and great difcharge enfue from the 

 tightnefs of the future, relief will be obtained 

 by cutting the flitches. In cafe of hemorrhage, 

 from an artery divided, pafs a crooked needle: 

 underneath, and fecure it with a waxed thread, 

 in preference to filk ; fhould that be imprafli^ 

 cable, clap a button of lint or tow, dipped in 

 fome proper flyptic (hereafter given) fafl upon 

 the orifice of the bleeding veffel, carefully 

 keeping it there with a proper comprefs, until 



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