22S Of Strains in Various Parts.' 



cloths (large enough to cover the whole) 

 wrung out of hot verjuice and fpirit of 

 wine ; or a fomentation prepared with a 

 flrong deco6lion of wormwood, bay- 

 leaves, and rofemary ; to a quart of which 

 may be added half a pint of fpirit of 

 wine. 



A rowel in the point of the fTioulder 

 in this cafe often does great fervlce ; cfpe- 

 cially if the drain has been very vio- 

 Borlng lent, and the fwelling very large •, but as 

 and peg- to boring up the Ihoulder with a hot 

 ging con- \^Q^ ^^^ afterwards inflatins; it, is both 

 a cruel and abiurd treatment; and the 

 pegging up the found foot, or fetting 

 on a patten-fhoe, to bring the lame 

 fhoulder on a flretch, is a mod prepofte- 

 rous pra<!^ice, and dire6lly calculated to 

 render a horfe incurably lame ; for it can 

 only be neceffary in cafes the very oppo- 

 fite to this, where the mufcles have been 

 long contraded, and v/e want to flretch 

 them out. 



Reftrln- Where poultices can be applied, they 

 gent poul- are at firft undoubtedly very efteclua), 

 ticesvery ^^^^^ bathing with hot vinegar or ver- 

 ftrafnT.^" juice, and a"re to be preferred greatly to- 

 cold charges, which, by drying fo foon 



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