I7S The Farrier J KeivGnide. Ch. XLYIII. 



_.. • • / BiJ^ ^^'^^^ ^'1 thefe things may be made as 



e fnnapa ^^. ^^^ intelli'jible as poiTible, we Oiall re- 

 refpea to exter- ^^'^^ ^'^^ whoIc Method of Cure m thole ob- 

 nal Applications, l^'natc Cales to three principal Intentions : 

 The fir [I is, the clcanfing the Ulcers from 

 Foulnefs ; the fccofid, to ilipprcfs a Luxuriancy and falfe 

 Growth of Flefh ; and the third, to deftroy any fuch Ex- 

 crefcences when grown ; and in this laft there are alfo feve- 

 ral Intentions, as we fliall fee anon. 



As to theyfr/?, if the Farcin Knots have been open'd, and 

 degenerated into foul Ulcers, if thefe are not deep, and their 

 Lips grown callous and hard, xhtVngnentum /Egyptiacum, 

 made chiefly of Honey and Verdegreafe, which is fufficient- 

 ]y in the Acquaintance of all Farriers, will, for the mod 

 Part, anfwer that End ; or the Ointment made of Quick- 

 iilver and Turpentine, as above prefcrib'd ; or 'BajiYuum 

 mix'd with red Precipitate, in the following Manner. 



" Take red Precipitate half an Ounce, rub it in a fmooth 

 " Mortar until all its fliining Particles are deftroy'd, then 

 '* mix it very well with two Ounces of Bafilicum to drefs 

 *' the Sore withal. 



The Precipitate is a mod excellent Medicine when it is 

 thus prepared ; but in the Way the Farriers ufe it, it fel- 

 dom fucceeds, becaufe they apply it in a rough grofs Pow- 

 der, as it comes from the Laboratory of the Chymifts, and 

 that alfo in a very large Qi_iantity ; which, inllead of bring- 

 ing an Ulcer into a good Difpolition, makes the Sore ran- 

 kle, and become ten times vvorfe. I know this is alfo prac- 

 tis'd by fome Surgeons, and one of confiderable Name and 

 Pradice approv'd of it in my hearing; tho' I muft needs fay 

 it is contrary to my frequent Experience ; and it is likewife 

 contrary to the true Intention of that Medicine, which is 

 only to caufe a purer Digeftion, by inlinuating its finer and 

 more fuhtle Parts into the little Canals and Pipes, thereby 

 forcing thro' their Obftrudions ; whereas, when it is appli- 

 <?d in a grofs Powder, as it is indued with many fliarp 

 Points, it only increales the Influx of Matter, by wounding 

 ihofe tender Fibres, and thereby caufes a greater Derivation 

 of Humours to them, which ought to be avoided by every 

 good Surgeon and Farrier. But thofe who love to fee a 

 great Quantity of Matter follow their Dreflings, may have 

 their Expedlations very near anfwered by the Application 

 of Glafs Powder, the Sand of an Hour-glafs, or any thing 

 clfe that is fliarp- pointed and cutting. 



But 



