0/ WOUNDS. 2JI 



thefe wounds frequently requires to be 

 enlarged, and a depending orifice fnould 

 always be procured, if pofiible; and if 

 the wound Qiould not digeft kindly, apply 

 the beer- poultice, and foment with the dii- 

 cuticnt fomentation, p. 237. 



In fcalds, or burns from gunpowder. Scalds and 

 or any other caufe, when the Ikin re- burns, 

 mains intire, bathe the part well, and ^^^ '''^^^* 

 keep it foakcd with rags dipped in fpirit 

 of wine camphorated : fait bound thxk 

 on the part has been found very efifedlual 

 for this purpofe : and indeed all faline 

 and fpirituous applications excel others, 

 while the fldn is yet unbroke ; but when 

 the fkin is feparared, anoint the parr, 

 and keep it conitantly fupple with linfeed 

 or fallad oil, and a plaiiler fpr^ad with 

 bees wax and oil : if the fkin is fo fcorch- 

 ed, that floughs mud be digefled out, 

 drefs with the wound ointment and oil of 

 turpentine, and finiOi the cure with any 

 drying ointment. Should the horfe be 

 feverifh from the pain, bleed him, give 

 cooling glyuers, and treat him as we 

 have directed in fimple fevers. 



The fire, fuppofed to be left in the Obferva- 

 part after injuries of this kind, isnothing ^^°"* 

 more than the inflammation, which is 



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