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 There is a species of qnittor brouglit on by press- 

 ing the inner calkins of the shoe on tlie coronet ; for 

 this reason the siioes should have only tlie outer Iieel 

 turned. 



BACK RAKING 



Is a method of emptying the bowels by means of 

 the hand. The right hand arm (if possible, of a small 

 man) being stripped, and oiled ; with the left hand the 

 tail is drawn aside, when the right hand, being made 

 as small as possible, and cone like, is gently intro- 

 duced up the fundament, and any quantity of hard- 

 ened excrement the hand meets with carefully re- 

 moved in small pieces. From this it will at onte be 

 evident that back rakins: must be useful in a vast va- 

 riety of cases. It should always be made use of pre- 

 vious to giving a clyster, othenvise the hardened 

 matter may prevent the passage of tlie fluid. It is 

 also always proper in cholic ; and m all cases of cos- 

 tiveness it should never be dispensed with. 



RING BONE. 



This is a bwiy swelling about the coronet. When 

 it has been of long standing, it is seldom curable ; 

 but in early cases a blister may be tried. See Blis- 

 ters. 



And if this is not found sufficient, firing must be 

 had recourse to. • 



RISING OF THE LIGHTS. See Inflammation 



OF THE Lungs. 



