6 THE PRINCIPLES OF CURE. [BOOK I. 



prepared to insist too strongly on what we only be- 

 lieve to be the fact, yet are there many internal dis- 

 orders influenced greatly by external form ; whilst 

 others faithfully attend their appropriate co-dis- 

 order — as bad lungs on founder, and other diseases 

 of the fore feet. All these, doubtless, it would be 

 a very desirable task to develope, and to accompany 

 each by its distinguishing symptoms, whilst sub- 

 mitting to the reader's notice also the principles 

 upon which the cure should be undertaken. With 

 this impression, we did proceed, at the date before 

 mentioned, with the investigation ; afterwards ex- 

 tending it to a Physiological description of the 

 organs of life, their functions in health, and sketch- 

 ing the effects of derangement as we proceeded ; 

 still keeping in view the principles of cure, with 

 suggestions as to the proper remedies in most cases, 

 — preserving, however, the details until we should 

 arrive at that part of our labours in which the 

 causes, symptoms, and cure of each separate dis- 

 order would occupy undivided attention. 



4. Of the proper application of such a study, so 

 began and carried on, to the removal of diseases in 

 the horse, that are thus evidently superinduced, 

 continued, or exacerbated, no one of any consider- 

 ation will venture to express a doubt, we should 

 think, at this time of day. For example, how 

 the doctrine of adhesion — of the extensive existence 

 whereof there now remains no question — was first 

 broached, or by whom promulgated, we profess not 

 to know for a certainty ; having all through life, at 



