Of QUITTER-BONES. 159 



reft on the Foot-part oppofite the Quitter ; then fet or a Bar- 

 fhoe, and proceed as follows. 



Firft clip away the hair off the part, then take a ftifF blunt 

 Butcher's fkewer, and thruft it into the bottom of every foun- 

 tain of the Quitter, fo that you provoke the ulcer or wound 

 to bleed much ; then lay in each fountain a fmall Tent of Tow 

 dipped in Double Aquafortis, then fet the Foot down to the 

 ground for two or three minutes, then draw out the Tents; 

 then fet in frefh Tents dipped in the fame, which are to re- 

 main in ; then obferve to rub on, and around the part a little 

 Oil of Turpentine, then rub on a very little Aquafortis, and 

 fo continue rubbing firft the one, and then the other, for five 

 or feven times each, according to the fize of the Quitter; be- 

 ginning with the Oil of Turpentine and end with the Aqua- 

 fortis; then heat the Quitter-part with a hot flat-iron at a 

 proper diftance, until the Quitter feems to turn yellow. Keep 

 the Horfe in for a-day and a-night; and then turn him to 

 Grafs ; and in four days time fcald the part with equal quan- 

 tities of Black Pitch, Tar and Tallow, made quite fcalding hot 

 together, then immediately poured into the wound out of a 

 ladle; and repeat the fcalding three or four times, once every 

 other day. The above method properly obferved will cure 

 moft Quitters whatever; do not fuffer the wound to be dreffed 

 with no other application. The above feldom fails a cure if 

 properly obferved. It never failed me on the above occafion. 



For an Obftinate PETRIFIED QUITTER-BONE, that has 



been badly Managed. 



Firft unfole the Foot, then drefs and pare the Foot as I have 

 direded in the latter; then clip away the hair off the part, 



then 



