3o6 CyWounds in the Feet, 



difcharge is not procured, the bone, which 

 is fpongy, foon becomes afFed:ed, and the 

 whole Toot is then in danger. 



In what When any extraneous bodies, fuch as 

 mannar nails, ftubs, thorns, i^c. have paflcd into 

 ^^^y , the horfe's foot, you fhould endeavour 



t!-ea"ed in ^^ %^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^" ^^ pofilble ', and 



general, after wafliing the part with oil of turpen- 

 tine, drefs the hole with lint dipped in 

 the fame, melted down with a little tar 5 

 the foot may be- flopped up with bran 

 and hogs lard heated together, or put it 

 into the turnep, or any foft poultice : 

 this method is generally fuccefsful, when 

 the nail, ^c. is intirely removed ; but 

 if any piece, or particle, fliould remain 

 behind, which may be fufpeded by the 

 degree of pain, and difcharge of matter -, 

 after paripg away the fole as thin as pof- 

 fibie, introduce a bit of fponge tent, in 

 order to enlarge the hole, that it may be 

 drawn out by a fmall pair of forceps, or 

 brought away by digeftion: if this method 

 fhould not fucceed, but the lamenefs con- 

 tinues, with a difcharge of a thin, bloody, 

 or (linking matter, you mud no longer 

 delay opening the wound with a drawing 

 knife to the bottom, and then drefs as 

 above direded, or with the turpentine di- 

 geftive, divided with the yolk of an egg, 



and 



