WOUNDS, BRUISES, AND ABSCESS. 295 



and desperate cases it will be advisable to adopt the plan recom- 

 mended by Mr. Thomas Tnruei\ 



After washing the wound, and removing all dirt and gravel, 

 he pi'eparcs a paste of wheaten flour and table-beer with a little 

 Armenian bole, which he spreads thickly on and round the 

 knee, and above and below it. A pledget of tow is then applied 

 round the joint, then some stout brown paper, and over this a 

 cotton stocking; on the outside of the stocking another layer 

 of paste and a calico bandage six yards long is then to be rolled 

 round with modei'ate and regular pressure ; after which another 

 bandage of the same length. Tiie horse is bled, and has a 

 laxative, but the dressing is not removed until the joint is closed. 

 He advises the horse to be slung. In the course of a few days 

 there will pi'obably be much swelling of the leg from the 

 pressure of the bandage, Avhlch he relieves by making small 

 incisions thi'ough each layer of the bandages on each side of the 

 knee, but not in front. In the course of six or seven days, if 

 there is much accunudation of fluid within the bandai^es, an 

 incision nuist be made to alford an exit, and another dressinsr 

 of paste and a bandage applied. Mr. Turner keeps the hoi'se 

 suspended until a week after the joint appears to be closed, after 

 which the bandages are removed, and the leg washed, and the 

 wound dressed in the usual way. The swollen parts above the 

 knee he has rubbed with an evaporating lotion several times a 

 day, but does not allow it to wet the bandage. 



The wounds of other joints must be treated on the same prin- 

 ci[)le as that reconmiended for the knee. — Ed.] 



Saddle or Hariicss Galls, JVarhles, Navel Galls, §'e. 



These may be considered as bruises, and when it can be done, 

 should be poulticed, until the swelling has been dispersed or has 

 suppurated. If the matter has not sufficient vent, the opening- 

 may be enlarged or the sinus laid open, if there is any. It 

 must then be dressed with digestive ointment, and when it has 

 been reduced to the state of a clear open sore, the cure may be 

 finished by the astringent paste or powder. 



Sitfasts. 



These appear like dark -coloured scabs on the back, but are 

 really dead hard skin, and cannot be removed until they have 

 been poulticed a few days. Then they may be separated by 

 means of a pair of pliers ; but it requires some force to remove 

 them, and genei-ally a few strokes with the knife. When this 

 has been done, the cure may be completed with the astringent 

 paste, applied once in two days, and the scab removed previ- 



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