1 8 7he FarrierV Keiv Guide. Chap. V. 



Fourthly^ Bleeding is neceflary in all violent Pain, whe- 

 ther that proceeds trom an internal or external Caufe, as 

 Wounds or Bruifcs ; and in Cale of inward Pains, as from 

 an Inflammation of the Lungs and Plcuro^ or the Liver, 

 when they can be difcovcred ; and then the Operation may 

 be once or twice repeated ; but in Pains of the Stomach 

 and Guts, proceeding from Ilimy and vifcid Matter lodg'd 

 in them, unlefs the Farrier could alfo be allur'd ihefc were 

 accompanied with Inflammation of thofe Parts, it is better 

 to forbear it ; becaufe in fuch a Cafe, if a Revulfion be 

 made, the Blood may be too much divefl:ed ot its Spirits, 

 and Nature balk'd of her Defign of expelling what flie 

 finds hurtful to her. 



Fifthly^ Blood-letting is moreover neceflary in Verti- 

 goes, and moft: Diforders of the Head ; and in the Begin- 

 ning of all Colds, by which Defluxions are apt to fall wi 

 the Lungs, and Rheums into the Eyes. And here I cannot 

 omit taking Notice of an Error in the Sieur de SoUeyfell, 

 who forbids Bleeding in Difeafes of the Eyes. It is not 

 improbable that Author may have obferved fome ill Con- 

 fequences from this Operation, but it has been in fuch Cafes 

 as proceed from E.xwanition, that is, when the State of 

 ti]e Blood is very low ; for then that which is carried into 

 the extreme Parts, very often ftagnates, from the Want of 

 a fuflicient Force in the Heart to drive it furv/ai ds into thole 

 Parts ; and when the fucceeding Fluid has not Force enough 

 to impel the antecedent Blood, fo that if a Difeale ha[)- 

 pen in the Eyes from any fuch Caufe, the leflening the 

 Quantity of the lilocd, which is already too fmall, mufl: 

 needs occafion fome very great Diforder in thofe Parts, if 

 not abfolute Blindnef^ But in all Jlich Cafes a? proceed 

 from an Ovcr-fulncfs, or from hard Rid'^ng, wliich drives 

 the Blood faflcr into the outward Parts, than can be rea- 

 dily retinn'd by tiie fmall Capillary \''eins ; or if ihefc 

 Diforders proceed from the Blood's being too vifcid, by 

 which Means it loiters in the fmall Vcflels of the Eyes ; 

 Blood-letting muft then do very great Service, and is often 

 praflifed among Horfcs to very great Purpofc. For the 

 iame Reafons it may be ufeful in the Farcin, the Itch, and 

 all Difeafes of the Skin. 



La/lly, There mufl be conflant Care taken of the Age, 

 Strength, and Conftitution of all Horfes. A young Horfc, 

 though he be more fubjcdt to Difeafes, as has been already 

 obferv'd, will, however, much fooncr recover the Lois of 



Blood 



