VOUNi:)^ TN THE FEET FROM NAILS, &C. 387 



Treatment when Nails, &c. are lodged in the Foot. 



horse's foot, is that at the point of the frog; 

 which being near the coffin-bone, a stub in 

 this part is generally attended with considerable 

 danger. 



When anv forcinf:^ bodies are lodfffed in the 

 foot, such as nails, stubs, thorns, 8cc, the foot 

 wiust be pared down with a drawing knife, to the 

 quick, all round the part, and the nail, or what- 

 ever it may be, extracted as soon as possible. If 

 the wound be recent, and slight, a little oil of 

 turpentine poured upon the part, and set fire to 

 with an hot poker, is commonly a present cure, 

 without any other application ; the blaze must be 

 put out before the turpentine is burnt dry, other- 

 wise it will produce more harm than benefit ; and 

 if it be stopped up with the application (No. 15S, 

 p. 253), for a night or two, this treatment will, in 

 general, effect a cure in all slight cases. If the 

 instrument penetrate so deep as to affect the cof- 

 fin-bone, no time should be lost in the attempt to 

 cure. The following will be found suitable for 

 the purpose. 



