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is generally attempted, even under circum- 

 stances which render its .accomplishment 

 doubtful. In the wounds of horses this kind 

 of union can scarcely ever be effected, from 

 the difficulty of keeping the wounded part in 

 a state of rest, and from the laceration and 

 contusion with which their wounds are gene- 

 rally accompanied. 



To render the subject more clear, we shall 

 (Jivide wounds into the following classes :. 



1. Simple incised wounds. 



2. Lacerated and contused wounds.. 



3. Punctured wounds. 



4. Wounds of cavities. 



Simple incised Wounds 



J Are those inflicted with a keen instrument,. 

 by which the skin or other parts are neatly di- 

 vided, without being torn or bruised. 



This kind of. wound, however, seldom hap- 

 pens to horses: when they do occur, though 

 there is little probability of effecting a union 

 hi) the first intention^ it should always be 

 attempted ; and if the divided parts cannot be 

 kept together by sticking-plaster and bandage 



