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over against tlie other ; draw the skin tight, and tie a 

 knot; let the stitches be an inch or an inch and a half 

 apart. No stitch should be taken near a joint, if it can 

 be avoided, and all stitches ought to be taken out as soon 

 as it will answer — at least in two days, unless the wound 

 be very large. Stimulating or healing plasters ought 

 never to be applied to wounds ; but it is well to exclude 

 the air as much as possible, which can be done by taking 

 3 oz. of beeswax and 6 oz. of lard, melted and applied, 

 changing it daily. If a copious discharge takes place, 

 apply powdered rhubarb every night. If proud flesh 

 arise in the wound, when it is partially healed, take 1 

 dram red precipitate and 3 oz. lard, mix them ivell, and 

 lay them on the proud flesh. This ointment may be used 

 sporingly when proud flesh does not appear. Should the 

 proud flesh not disappear in two days after using the 

 above mixture, lay on a small quantity of blue vitiiol, 

 powdered, or apply a little oil of vitriol; should these all 

 fail, as a last resort use a very little corrosive sublimate. 

 It will greatly assist wounds to heal to wash them three 

 times a day with weak soap-suds about blood warm. 



To stop Bleeding. — Scrape the inner part of sole- 

 leather very fine, and bind it close on the wound. Puff*- 

 ball or powdered ch.arcoal is very serviceable. Cold 

 water, also, is often used with great success. 



Another Remedy. — When a wound is not sufficiently 

 large to require sewing up, take 4 oz. blue vitriol, pow- 

 dered, 2 oz. wheat flour, ^ oz. vinegar, \ oz. oil vitriol, 

 and a handful of fresh nettles, well bruised ; make the 

 whole into a paste. Let the wound be filled up with 

 the paste, and let a bat of tow be bound strongly over 

 it, which is not to be removed under twelve hours. 



SPRINQ-HALX. 



This lameness is confined to the hind legs, and shows 

 itself by a sudden jerking of the legs upward when trav- 

 elling. Occasionally both legs are affected in the same 

 manner. Sometimes relief has been obtained by strong 

 fermentations, applied, while hot, with woollen cloth. 

 No certain cure has as yet been found, but, with careful 

 usage, a horse may perform well for years. 



