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fiery and cauftic medicines to the nervous 

 and tendinous parts about the joints) of 

 exciting violent pain and anguifh, and 

 deftroying the limb. 



The befl: and fafeft way therefore, is to The blif- 

 make trial of the blifterino; ointment ^^"ng 



, J .• '^ J* . ointment 



above, and to continue it, according to ^.^ qj^,_ 

 the dire6lions there laid down, for fome mended, 

 months, if found neceflary; the horfes in 

 the intervals working moderately : the 

 hardnefs will thus be difTolved by degrees, 

 and wear away infenfibly. 



Where the fpavin lies deep, and runs Di eaions 

 fo far into the hollow of the joint, that for firing. 

 no application can reach it, neither firing 

 nor medicines can avail, for the reafons 

 above-mentioned s though bold ignorant 

 fellows have fometimes fucceeded in cafes 

 of this fort (by men of judgement deemed 

 incurable) by the application of cauftic 

 ointments with fublimate, which a<5t very 

 forcibly, enter deep, and make a large 

 difcharge, and by that means deftroy a 

 great part of the fubftance, and diffolve 

 away the remainder. Though, whoever 

 is at all acquainted with the nature of 

 thefe medicines, muft know how danger- 

 ous in general their operation is on thefe 

 occafipns, and that a proper prepared 



S 3 cautery 



