330 PRECAUTIONS IN USING THE [BOOK II. 



over the sound parts — which would be injured 

 thereby, as would the operator's fingers, &c. if he 

 neglect the proper precautions. These he should 

 not fail to take, as regards the acrimonious dis- 

 charge from the abscess, as absorption thereof 

 might take place at the root of his nails ; so, if the 

 discharge be allowed to rest upon the sound parts 

 of the horse, it will be found to corrode and pro- 

 duce ulcers. 



Frequently it happens that a second application 

 of the " scalding mixture" becomes necessary, for 

 their cases were always very bad ones. In this 

 event, opportunity is afforded of employing two 

 prescriptions in succession ; but whichsoever is first 

 adopted, let it remain undisturbed from sixty to 

 seventy hours, if the stitching do not sooner burst. 

 Sponge out the parts with water ; cleanse away 

 the adjacent filth, and either repeat the same or 

 proceed at once to the cure — a determination the 

 doctor will come to, according as the rottenness 

 may have sloughed off, and the inside of the abscess 

 may present a healthy appearance, or otherwise. 

 If it be quite clean, the adhesion of the parts will 

 follow with very little further care than applying 

 the digestive ointment according to the receipt in 

 page S28 — or the following 



Digestive Ointment. — No. 2. 



Common turpentine, 4 ounces, 

 The yolks of two eggs. — Mix these well, and 

 add 



