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mors to flow down-wards from the swelling; and 

 by making vents you prevent excessive violence 

 of pain. Nor need you be afraid of the swelling 

 that may happen in the fore-legs, &c. by cauteriz- 

 ing; for that cannot be of so ill consequence ar 

 when it is upon the neck and throat; nor will it be 

 of any consequence, if care be taken of the vents. 



Solletjsell recommends the making of small in- 

 cisions with a fleam or lancet, in eight or ten places, 

 on the swelling; and to thrust into the holes, be- 

 tween the skin and the flesh, pieces of the root of 

 black hellebore: and if the tumor be very large, 

 he recommends the use of white hellebore; at the 

 same time chaffing the part with the ointments of 

 agrippa and marsh mallows. The root, by their 

 hot quality, draw down and increase the swelling; 

 and the ointments are to ripen the inclosed matter, 

 and fit it for a discharge. 



The same author also recommends the use of 

 Ruptories, for drawing an immediate flux of mois- 

 ture from the diseased part. These are ointments 

 of the same nature as those made to draw blisters 

 on the human body, and composed of the same 

 materials. The way to apply them is, to spread 

 them by little at a time on the part affected, hold- 

 ing a bar of hot iron to make them sink in. 



Remedy for Lameness in Horses. 



Mr. Sewell, of the Veterinary College, stated 

 his having discovered a method of curing horses, 

 which are lame in the fore-feet. It occurred to 

 him, that this lameness might originate in the 

 nerves of the foot, near the hoof ; and in conse- 

 quence he immediately amputated about an inch 

 of the diseased nerve, taking the usual precautions 



