21 6 The FarrierV New Guide. Ch. LVII. 



hotm^ fitter-bones^ and ScratcheSy &c. fhall be treated of 

 in their proper Places. 



C H A P.' LVII. 

 Of Ro'-ji'elling. 



ROwellingisan artificial Vent made to difcharge noxious 

 Humours ; but the Eftedts of Ro welling are not the 

 draining away of ill Humours, as molt People believe ; for 

 the Matter that proceeds from the Rowel is form'd of the 

 tj.. jj, f. Blood ; fo that by it both the good and bad 

 K llim '^ evacuated : And therefore all that can be 



propofed by Rowclling, is to make a Re- 

 vulfion or Diverfion from any Part that is weaken'd or re- 

 lax'd by old obftinate Obftrudtions ; and in this Senfe it is 

 ufeful in qiany of the fame Intentions as the Fire, and is 

 very profitable in all Aches, cold phlegmatick Swellings, 

 and even fometimes m Lamenefs and Infirmities of the 

 Legs. It is alfo fometimes a Relief, where there is a Ful- 

 nefs and Redundancy of Humours ; and in moll Difeafes 

 of the Eyes : But Rowelling is abfolutely hurtful to Horfes 

 that are poor, lean, and hide-bound, or to thofe that are 

 hedick and confumptive, ^c. 



There are two forts of Rowels, z//z. A Hair Rowel, and 

 Trench Rowel. The one is what Surgeons call a Seaton^ 

 and the other a Fontick or Fontanel ; but the Fonticle or 

 French Rowel is by many preferr'd, as it is not fo apt to 

 caufe an Abfcefs, and is therefore more eafily dry'd up : 

 But in Cafes that require a confiderable Difcharge of Mat- 

 ter, a fmall Abfcefs is not to be altogether feared, becaufe 

 fuch an one as happens upon Rowelling, may be eafily e- 

 nough cured by the Application of Bolfters and tight Baii- 

 dage. 



I need not lay down any particular Direftions concerning 

 this Operation, fince it is fo common, that even every 

 Country Smith can perform it ; I Ihall only take Notice, 

 that the French Rowel ought always to be put in the Inter- 

 ftices or Furrows that go between the Mufcles, either to- 

 wards their Origin orlnfertion, or any other Part through- 

 out the whole Traiit of any Interftice ; but to prevent a too 

 great Abfcefs, the Hair-Rowel may be better plac'd towards 

 the lower Part ol the Interftice, where the Furrow is not fo 

 deep, and where the Matter will eafily run off; but Care 

 ought to be taken not to put in the Rowel too near the 

 Tendons, but where there is I'ome Subitance of Flefh. 



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