210 The I^ARRtER J Neiv Guide, Chap. IV. 



... And /"/>/?, An Ulcer that is fuperficial, iff 

 andcTt ^^^^ dangerous than one that is deep, as it 



may, for the moft part, be cured by manual 

 Operation only, with the Aflrftance of proper Applications: 

 >Jeither need I acquaint any one, that a fmall Ulcer is 

 more eafily manag'd than one that is large. But, Secondly^ 

 An Ulcer proceeding from z Malignity tn the Blood, ^c 

 whether it be large or fmall, fuperficial or deep, is more 

 dangerous thsn one which is only degenerate, and not at- 

 tended with fueh bad Circumftances. And Thirdly^ As 

 a degenerate Ulcer may, by long Continuance, create an 

 evil Difpofiiion in the Blood, by hurting the common and 

 ordinary Secretions, and inducing an ill Habit, it may 

 therefore be as dangerous and bad to cure as any ; and a 

 fudden and unjudicious Cure of fuch an Ulcer, is oftentimes 

 the Caufe of fome other Difeafe. Fourthly, Ulcers that 

 are form'd of Abfccfles in the Hips, Loins, in the thick part 

 of the Shoulders under the Blade-bone, and in the Joints, 

 and have Communication with tlie Bones, as thefe lie out 

 of Reach, th^y are therefore very difficult and hard to be 

 cur'd; and if the Cavities of fuch abftrufe Ulcers be large, 

 they will foon bring the Body of a Horfe into a Walte. 

 Fifthly^ Ulcers in the dependent Parts, as thofe of the 

 Legs, are very obftinate, as they bccom.e the Sink and Drain 

 of all the Humours, but efpecially as the Matter proceeding 

 from the Tendons, iSc. creates a very ill Difpofition in 

 them. Lqjllyy All Ulcers in the Lungs, Kidneys, Liver, 

 and other inward Parts, generally prove mortal fooner or 

 later, according as they are fituated nearer, or at a Diftance 

 from the larger Veflels, and according to the other Circum- 

 ftances that may attend them. But we have already taken 

 fufficient Notice of thofe kind of Ulcers, where we have 

 treated of broken- winded and confumptive Cafes, and of 

 Hedtick Fevers, ^c. having recommended for their Cure, 

 the ufe of cleanfing, healing, and balfamick Medicines in- 

 wardly, with a proper Regulation in the Feeding and Ex- 

 ercife. As to outward and fuperficial Ulcers, with their 

 different Accidents, they have been alfo fufficiently handled 

 in the Forty-eighth Chapter, bo.ih as to Externals and In- 

 ternals. The Ulcers of fome particular Parts have likewifc 

 been taken notice of, as the Glanders, ^c. Thofe of the 

 Legs and Feet, and other dependent Parts, fhall be treated 

 of when we come to the Difeafes of thofe Parts. It remains 

 therefore that we put a Period to this Subject, by laying 

 down fome Direiitions concerning the Cure of ihule Ulcers 



that 



