Chap. LIV. Of the Bitingy &c. 207 



tice ; and as foon as the Wounds come to Matter, they 

 may be cleans'd with Mgyptiacum made hot ; and if there be 

 Itill a very great Foulnefsand Tendency to a Mortification, 

 the Ointment may be mix'd with Butter of Antimony, which 

 is a very powerful Remedy, or with every Ounce oi JEgyp- 

 tiacutn may be mix'd lixty Drops oS. Aqua fords. SoUeyfell 

 advifes Lime-water, and when that proves not efficacious 

 enough, he recommends the following, viz. 



*' Take crude Allum one Pound, German Copperas 

 *' grofly beaten half a Pound, Verdegreafe in fine Powder 

 *' three Ounces : Boil all together in a Gallon of Vinegar 

 *' to the Confumptionof one half; then, without ftraining 

 *' the Liquor, referve it for Ufe in a glafs Vial j and if this 

 *' be too weak, he advifes two Ounces of Aquafortis to be 

 ** added to each Quart, fhaking them well together. 



The Liquor is to be hot, and the Part to be drefs'd with 

 Pledgits of Flax or Hurds dipt into it. 



In all large Mortifications, the Farrier muft, with a fharp 

 Inftrument, cut and extirpate the dead Flefli, taking care 

 not to hurt any of the Nerves or Sinews that are found or 

 recoverable, either with his Inftrument or Applications ; 

 but let his Application to them confift chiefly of fuch things 

 as are fpiritous, dreffing with Honey of Rofes beat up with 

 the Yolk of an Egg, with a fourth part of camphorated Spi- 

 rit of Wine ; and afterwards all fuch Things as are cleanfmg, 

 and proper to promote a laudable Growth of new Flefli. 



CHAP. LIV. 

 Of the Biting of venomous Beafts. 



"ITyOunds made by the Biting of venomous Beafts arc 

 ^ ^ frequently mortal ; for the Poifon communicated to 

 the Blood caufes in \l fo fpeedy a Rarefaftion, that the whole 

 animal Frame is put into an immediate Diforder ; the woun- 

 ded Part becomes fwell'd, inflam'd, and of a livid Colour, 

 and its Progrefs much more fudden than any Gangrene 

 proceeding from whatfoever other Caufe. 



The biting of a mad enrag'd Dog, is not fo poifonable as 

 is generally fuppos'd, but only as thofe Creatures are apt to 

 ftrike their Jaws with great Force, whereby they fometimes 

 wound and bruife the Sinews and nervous Parts ; but the 

 Bite of an Adder is plainly venomous and deadly, from ma- 

 ny Inftances both among Men and Brutes j and the Bites 



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