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considerable length of time, without raising the skifl^ 

 or producing much running: this is effected by what 

 is termed a sweating bhster, which is commonly in 

 the form of a liquid. Great pains have been taken to 

 render the above an excelle.it warm stimulating ap- 

 plication. Tiie cases in w hich this kind of applica- 

 tion is advisable are, old strains of parts surrounded 

 with much flesh, as the round bone, the stifle; and it 

 is frequently useful, as a long continued application 

 to pasterns and back sinews having old enlargements, 

 not being gourdy, from that simple swelling which 

 disappears on exercise. This kind of enlargement, 

 called technically swelled legs, should be distin- 

 guished from the hard thickened enlargements of the 

 tendons and ligaments. The Liquid Blister is a good 

 application for old shoulder strains. There is likewise 

 another case in which this application may be found 

 particularly useful, but in which it is less generally 

 used by farriers and pers<ms who profess to make 

 liquid blisters. This Liquid Sweating Blister will prove 

 one of the best injections for fistulous sores that want 

 some sthnulating fluid injected into them, which may 

 be done by a syringe, or poured in by a pipe. When, 

 however, fistulous sores of great inveteracy, as can- 

 ker, pole evil, &c. want coring out, then some of 

 the Strong Grease Paste, melted and poured in, will 

 be a more proper application. 



The mode of application of blisters is sufficiently 

 known. In blistering the legs, it is more prudent to 

 bhster two legs at a time than all the four. Some- 

 times this raises a considerable fever. The hair 

 should be cut as close as possible from around the 

 part to be blistered ; the ointment should then be 



