TUMORS. 213 



Treatment and Method of Cure. 



When critical tumors, or swellings, arise from 

 internal causes, such as fevers, &c. they must not 

 be dispersed, except they fall on the lower limbs, 

 as the pastern, or the coffin-joint, so that the 

 horse is in danger of being foundered. In this 

 case it will be proper to give him one or two 

 doses of physic ; and to foment the part with TNo. 

 1.09, p. 166) twice a day; afterwards rub in the 

 above mixture (No. 138, p. 212), and bandage 

 the part wit^ a flannel roller; by this method the 

 joint will be kept in a state of continual breath- 

 ing. If the swelling appears on the poll, behind 

 the ears, under the jaws, withers, or in the groin, 

 and also is considerable, attended with inflamma- 

 tion, it must be encouraged with the softening 

 iointment (No. 125, p. 186), and a poultice made 

 of rye flour, boiled in milk, and a proper quantity 

 of elder, or marshmallow ointment added to it, 

 or, if thought more adviseable, foment the part 

 with (No. 123, p. 1S4), two or three times a 

 jday; after each time rub in a small quantity of 

 t^e aforesaid softening ointment. As soon as the 



