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porter or beer, and even opium ; it is only in 

 very deep and extensive wounds, however, 

 where there is a profuse discharge, and con- 

 stitutional weakness, that this treatment is 

 required. 



When wounds of this kind terminate fatally, 

 it is generally from the violence of the in- 

 flammation and symptomatic fever causing 

 o-anoTene, delirium, and total exhaustion. Our 

 first and principal object, therefore, should 

 be to restrain this inordinate inflammation by 

 every means in our power ; but farriers, ever 

 in opposition to nature, generally destroy 

 their patients in these cases; torturing the un- 

 fortunate animal by the application of violent 

 stimulants, and even caustics ; cramming into 

 the wound hard tents, and persuading his 

 employer that this cruel and absurd treat- 

 ment will infallibly heal the wound. When 

 wc have succeeded in these extensive lacerated 

 v/ounds so far as to bring on a iiealthy suppu- 

 ration, a discharge of white matter, and an 

 appearance of new flesh sprouting up in various 

 parts, in small granulations of a red colour, we 

 may be satisfied that the danger is over. 



At this period we may safely use more 

 force in bringing the divided parts together: 



