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the Wound ; for the Farriers Method of tacking the Lips 

 together with a common fowing Needle, or Pack-needle, as 

 I have Ibmetimes obferv'd, is quite fliort, nay, contrary to 

 the Intention of Hitching, and often does a dcd of Mif- 

 chief, and would do much more if the Stitches did not 

 foon break, as it leaves Room for the Matter to gather in 

 the Bottom of the Wound. Therefore when the Farrier 

 goes about the ditching of a deep Wound, he ought lirft, 

 if there be congeal'd Blood within it, to clean that out, 

 and having prefs'd the two fides together, he muft make 

 his firft Stitch at the middle of the Wound, pafTmg his 

 Needle fo as to defcribe a half Circle under it, and with a 

 ftrong waxt Thread, or Shoemaker's End, tie the Wound 

 clofe together ; the reft of the Stitches ought to be made at 

 equal Diftances, and fo near each other, as to keep all Parts 

 equally clofe. They ought alfo to be ty'd in a Bow-knot, 

 that they may be opened in cafe of Inflammation or Mat- 

 ter gathering in the Wound, which will fometimes happen, 

 if the Wound is not fowed up foon after it is received. 



The Cure may be finifned by drefling the Wound every 

 Day with a Pledgit of Hurds fpread with 'Bafiliciun^ or any 

 other Digeftive, wafliing it often with warm Wine, Spirit of 

 Wine, or Brandy. 



But in Wounds that are ragged and uneven. Wounds that 

 any loofe bits of Flefh or Skin, that cannot are ragged anti 

 again be united, ought to be clipp'd off with une-'uen. 

 a Pair of Sciflars, and the Drefling always made fo large 

 as to cover the Wound, and not fink too much into it, 

 for that not only retards the Cure, as it hinders the Re- 

 union, but often caufes a bad Difpofition in the Wound it- 

 felf, which is followed with proud Flefh, hard Edges, ^c. 

 If the Wound penetrates to the Bone, no kind of Ointment 

 ought to be applied to it, for all greafy things putrify the 

 Bones ; th.erefore let your Applications to the Bones be only 

 Pledgitsof Lint dipt in warm Honey of Rofes mixed with 

 Tindture of Myrrh, or the Tindure of Myrrh and Aloes, 

 until the Bone is covered ; but if the Bone fliould by any 

 Accident grow foul, the Flefh ought for the moft Part to 

 be laid open as far as it is difcolour'd, otherwife it will be 

 apt to caufe troublefome Symptoms ; and if the Blacknefs 

 does not come off' with the Dreffings, it ought to be fcrap'd 

 gently, or have a Pledgit of Lint dipt in the Tinilure of 

 E'uphorbium apply'd to it, which will caufe it to exfoliate 

 and caft off the Foulnefs j and after it is become clean, ap- 

 ply Honey of Rofes, ^\. as above diredled. 



But 



