ON BLEEDIN®, 



Where Bleeding is necessary. 



which, if good in quality, and dispensed with 

 judgment (not omitting proper exercfce and 

 dressing), will secure him from those compli- 

 cated disorders to which he is liable by improper 

 treatment. 



CHAP. Ill 



ON BLEEDING. 



Bleeding is the taking away a certain quan- 

 tity of blood from some particular vessel of the 

 body : the parts most frequently resorted to by 

 farriers are, the jugular vein, the plate vein, the 

 thigh vein, and sometimes the vein at the toe ; 

 small quantities may also be taken from the pa- 

 late and otKer parts. The utility of bleeding 

 depends upon the following circumstances : 



