Chap. XC Of the running Frtijh, 253 



among the Sinews ; in that Cafe it will be proper to take 

 tip the Soal, and with a Razor or Fleam, make Incifions 

 until you have got a full View of the Bottom of the Sore, 

 taking care not to wound the large Sinews, if poflible, unlefs 

 they be mortify'd and rotten ; you need only apply dry Lint 

 to the Part, or Lint dipt in Spirit of Turpentine for the firft 

 Drefling, which needs not to be removed for two or three 

 Days, in which time the Wound will be digefted, and the 

 Blood turn'd to Matter; and if the Coffin-bone befoul, 

 you may fcale it by the Application of fome cauftick Me- 

 dicine, as the Powder of Sublimate mix^d with Honey, and 

 fpread on a Pledgit, or with Spirit of Vitriol ; but the bell 

 way is to fear it with a hot Iron ; and when the Scales are 

 fallen off, you need only drefs it withPledgits dipt in Tinc- 

 ture of Myrrh and Aloes, until the Bone is cover'd, laying 

 Pledgits over thefe dipt in a warm Digeftive of Turpentine, 

 Honey, and Spirit of Wine. If any Accident happens, as 

 the putting forth of proud Flefh, &c. it may be kept down 

 with fuch Remedies as have been prefcrib'd in the Cure of 

 Ulcers. To allay the Heat and Inflammation which often 

 happens on fuch Occafions, you may charge the Hoof with 

 Vinegar, Bole, and the Whites of Eggs ; and if the Anguifh 

 reaches higher, you may charge the Leg and Partem with 

 a Mixture of Wine-Lees and Vinegar, keeping the Horfe 

 all the while to moderate Feeding. 



But if after all this the Horfe continues lame, and that 

 you find fome Difficulty to make a Cure, you may readily 

 fufped the Anguifh of this has caufed an Ulceration in 

 fome other Part of the Foot ; the beft Way is to raze the 

 Hoof in feveral Places, according to the Method laid down 

 in the 47th Chapter ; and when you have found the grieved 

 Part, you are to treat it as an Ulcer, ^c. 



C H A P. XC. 



Of the running Fru^. 



T^HIS is a fcabby and ulcerous Difpoiition in the Frufh, 

 "*■ which fometimes caufes it to fall off by Degrees. It 

 may be known both by the Eye and Smell, refembling that 

 of old rotten Cheefe. It is not dangerous, but very trouble- 

 fome, as it caufes a continual Itching. 



In order to the Cure, you mull pare the Foot with your 

 Buttrefs as near as you can, then wafli the Part with Lime- 

 "Water or Allum- water boiling hot ; then apply a Charge 

 mad^ of Soot, Vinegar, and the Whites of Eggs, and wafh 



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