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The method of Cure is as follows. Take out the 

 Sole ', clip off the Hair very clofe ', and apply to 

 the Ringbone, Oil of Bay, with Flax, a Cover, and 

 Bandage. Two days after, feparate the Scurfs rais'd 

 by the Oil, and renew the Application with the 

 fame Flax. When you take out the Sole, you muft 

 cleave the Frujh -, and when the Dreffiag is fitted to 

 the Sole with Splents, you muft thruft Bowlers into 

 the cleft to keep it open, and one Bandage will ferve 

 both for the Ringbone and Frufli. 



When Ringbones are encreas'd to any confiderable 

 bignefs, the molt ufual and certain Remedy is Fire, 

 for which end you muft firft take out the Sole ; 

 and fix days after, when you remove the fecond 

 Drefling, make Incifions with your Fleam, begin- 

 ning above, and reaching downwards, about a Fin- 

 ger's breadth diftance from each other •, cutting the 

 Skin to the Callus, that caufes the Ringbone, thro' 

 the whole extent of the Swelling, but without 

 hurting the Coronet. Since thefe Incifions are ufually 

 attended with* a great Flux of Blood, apply hot 

 Turpentine with Flax and a Bandage, letting it re- 

 main untouch'd 48 hours *, after which remove the 

 Drefling }and with a red hot, but not blazing Knife, 

 burn the whole Callus, very dexteroufly, without 

 prefling too hard upon the part *, taking care to pe- 

 netrate the whole Tumour thro 5 the Incifion, for if 

 any part of its fubftance be left, your labour is loft. 

 After that, apply a mixture of Turpentine, Tar, and 

 Honey, or an Ointment made of Hogs Lard and Ver- 

 digreafe, laying Flax over it, and wrapping it about 

 with a cloth, till the Scabs fail of. Then drefs the 

 Sores with Schmits's Ointment, or z/Egyptiacum, or 

 the Ointment) Apoftolorum, till the matter gives over 

 running ; after which, the Farriers ufually wafh the 

 Sores with the fecond Water, and then apply drying 

 Pouders. In the mean time the Sores ought always 

 to be kept covered, both to prevent the growth of 



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