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the heel, but for the moll part the horfe 

 fets that leg before the other. The ten- . 

 don fhould be well bathed three or four 

 times a day with hot vinegar •, and it 

 much fwelled, apply the poultices above 

 recommended J and when the: Iwelling is 

 down, bathe with the mixtures above, 

 or with camphorated fpirit of wine and 

 oil of amber, in which is dilfoived as 

 much camphor as the fpirits wiH cake up ; 

 and roll up the tendon with a proper 

 bandage, or laced Hocking •, which Ult 

 properly fitted to the limb, might be 

 wore to great advantage, not only in 

 thefe fort of injuries, but in moil others, 

 ■where there is a difpofition to the greafe, 

 or other fwellings of the limbs, from 

 weak and relaxed fibres. Currier's fiiav- p^cmedies 

 ings wetted with vinegar have been found for ibains 

 ufeful for this purpofe : as has alfo tar 

 and fpirit of wine-, but where the tendon 

 has -luffered by repeated injuries ot this 

 kind, the cafe will demand bliftering, 

 firing, and proper reft. 



Strains of the knees and pafterns arife fre- Strains of 

 quently from kicks, or blows ; if they are the knees 

 much fwelled, apply firfh the poultices ; ^"^ P^^* 

 and when the Iv/elling is abated^, baihe 

 with the above, or the following. 



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