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outside of the shoulders, and the hips. They are 

 sometimes placed between the jaw-bones, below the 

 tongue ; but this is very improper, as a good suppu- 

 ration can seldom be brought on in this place. 



It is sometimes found necessary to make several 

 rowels at the same time ; but they should always be 

 placed as nearly as possible to the seat of the affec- 

 tion which tliey are intended to relieve. 



Besides dangerous inflammation, rowels are found 

 serviceable in large swellings of the hind-legs, in ob- 

 stinate cases of grease, and in strains of the shoulder. 



Where there is considerable debility, the insertion 

 of a rowel would be very injudicious, as it would 

 hot suppurate kindly, and as the discharge produced 

 would tend still farther to increase the debility. 

 The discharge in these cases is usually thin and 

 ichorous ; sometimes they are perfectly dry, and not 

 unfrequently a mortification is produced. 



Setons are particularly useful for the purpose of 

 gradually draining off matter from large abscesses or 

 suppurating tumours. The mode of introducing 

 them is described in page 76. 



75. The Stable. 



The horse, in a state of nature, is constantly ex- 

 posed to the open air ; and when domesticated and 

 confined in a stable, he must necessarily experience 

 some derangement in the natural functions of his 

 body. Swelled legs, grease, and inflammatory at- 

 tacks on the eyes, are generally the result of dry 

 feeding and confinement in a stall. The situation 

 and construction of stables are therefore of the great- 

 est importance ; as without a particular attention to 

 these objects, it will be found impossible to preserve 

 the health of this valuable animal. 



Stables should be built on a dry soil, that is some- 

 what elevated ; or, at least, they must not be kept 

 in a hollow, or in the neighbourhood of boggy or 



