THE COMPLETE FARRIER. 



it with the green salve before recommended, on tow, for yoa cannot 

 have a more proper salve. The next time you dress it, that is the day 

 after, make a wash of the following : 



2 oz. of Spirits of Wine. 1 oz. of Roach Alum. 



2 do. Spirits of Rosemary. 2 do. Water. 



Mix these all together, and they will answer the purpose extremal 

 well. When you have washed the wound with the above mixture, 

 lay on a little green salve, on tow, and bind it on if you can, but if 

 you cannot, lay on a plaster to keep it on. 



Some swellings, such as have been caused by bad barferis on the 

 shoulders, or blows on the legs, will not submit to weak mixtures, nor 

 come to matter in a reasonable time. Mix the following, and it will 

 either take them off or brinp; them to matter : 



2 oz. of Oil of Spike. A oz. of Oil of Origanum. 



1 do. Oil of Amber. 1 do. Oil of Turpentine- 



Mix these well together, and rub the swelling well with them every 

 other day. I have known this remove obstinate swellings. 



Wounds are caused by accidents of various kind3. When the skin 

 is much torn from the flesh, if you are at hand while the wound is 

 quite fresh, take a square-pointed needle and a waxed thread, and sew 

 it up. Mind to put the needle in straight, one side over against the 

 other; draw the skin tight, and lie a knot ; cut off the thread, and then 

 lake another stitch about an inch off, and so proceed. When some 

 people sew up a wound they do it the same as they would sew a piece 

 of cloth, but that is quite wrong, for they should tie a knot at every 

 stitch, and cut the thread o£F 



But when you do not see the wound until the place is growing dead, 

 and the skin is drawing up, then take off the loose skin ; for if you 

 keep it on it will curl up. and leave a blemish. Always keep the lips 

 of the wound down. 



When a wound is upon or near a joint, there is danger of its throw- 

 ing out a joint-lee, of which there are three kinds. One. and mostly 

 the first, is thin and brown, something like sweet wort : the second is 

 rather thicker and tougher, something like melted glue; and the third, 

 which is the worst, is like muddy water and snort mixed together. 

 T his, last has deceived many people ; for when the wound has thrown 

 out this kind of lee, with little white slippery pieces, something like 

 matter, it has often been taken for such. When you find any of these 

 kinds of lee, get a bottle of Riga Balsam, and syringe the wound 

 every day. If Riga Balsam cannot be got, use Tincture of Benjamin. 

 I have known fomentations be of great use, especially on the stifle 

 joint. When the wound is of a dead color, and the lips rise, and the 

 dirty lee flows profusely, the cure is to be despaired of. 



If proud flesh rise when a wound is in a fairway for healing, take 

 1 oz. of Basillicot). 2 drams of Red Precipitate. 



Mix them well together, and lay them on the proud flesh. This 

 ointment is also very proper to dress a wound with that appears dead. 



