there is an infinite number of other remedies, but 

 it would be too tedious to enumerate them, all 

 which tend to promote fuppuration in fome 

 part or other, and produce no other efFedb than 

 to punifh the horfe to no manner of purpofei 

 Thefe operations Ihould be regarded as kinds 

 of cauftics which are of no other ufe than to 

 caufe a difcharge of humours. 



I once was obHged by the importunities of 

 the owner to fire his lame horfe (as it b yet in 

 pradice) who, he faid, had a drain ; he madt 

 me apply the cautery to a great many point* 

 which penetrated to the mufcles; a great f ft* 

 fiammation came on, and the animal becamej 

 more lame than he ever was before; the whole 

 thigh was dried up, and was lamed by it for 

 ever. I performed this operation againfl my 

 will ; but as I was fubjedl to his orders for that 

 time, I was obliged to fatisfy him. 



Error XIV. 



There Is yet a method which in my opinion 

 is another error, which is bleeding horfes in 

 the month of May, even though they are in 

 perfedl health ; I cannot fee upon what this 

 cuftom is founded, efpecially as they are well j 

 indeed I have feen many become ill by it. 



I fhall add this laft Ihort refledion upon horfes 

 faid to be cold in the Ihoulders, or feized in the 

 Ihoulders. 



I think it is in the joints of the foot, and not 



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