1 12 COMPENDIUM OF THR VETERINARY ART- 



fereiice of art; and it is from this circumstance 

 tiiat many nostrums have acquired unmerited 

 reputation. In wounds of this kind, tincture 

 of myrrh, or compound tincture of benzoin, 

 may be used. 



Whenever a considerable blood vessel is 

 wounded, and the hemorrhajye is hkely to 

 prove troublesome, our firot object is to stop 

 the bleedino;; which, if the wound be in a 

 situation that will admit of the application of a 

 roller or bandage, may be easily effected ; for 

 pressure properly applied is generally the best 

 remedy on these occasions, and far more effec- 

 tual than the most celebrated styptics. In 

 some cases it becomes necessary to tie up the 

 bleeding vessels : this is rather a difficult oper- 

 ation, and not often necessary. 



Punctured n'ounds, or such as are made 

 with sharp-pointed instruments, are generally 

 productive of more intiammation that those 

 that have at first a more formidable appear- 

 ance; and if such wounds happen to penetrate 

 into a johit, or the cavity of the chest or 

 belly, the worst consequences are to be appre- 

 hended, unless they be skilfully treated. 



When a joint has been wounded, the syno- 

 via or joint oil may be observed to ilovv from 

 the wound. The first thing to be .done in 



