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OF PINNING THE ORIFICE. [BOOK IV. 



some to cure. When the quantity of blood taken 

 has been small, leaving a redundancy in the system, 

 this latter misfortune is likeliest to happen ; but 

 when the quantity taken has been large, and the 

 horse rests quietly after it, the pinning up may be 

 dispensed with, for the blood ceasing to flow of it- 

 self, the parts being brought together will adhere 

 almost naturally, by holding the finger at the orifice 

 for a few seconds. But when you must use a pin, 

 be careful it does not prick the orifice of the vein. 



