APPENDIX. — PUNCTURED WOUNDS. 3 I 9 



desired by the owner of a lame horse to draw 

 the sole, under an idea that it was an infaiiihle 

 remed}' for an obstinate lameness, or for a, 

 desperate wound of the cofiin joint •^. 



When it has been found necessary to remove 

 .some part of the horny sole, in consequence 

 of matter having formed under it, a pledget 

 of tow dipped in digestive ointment, or a mix- 

 ture of Venice turpentine and hog's-lard 

 should be applied. Sometimes we find the 

 coffin bone diseased, in which case the in- 

 jured part generally separates, and then a 

 new horny sole is gradually formed. When 



* This mischievcms and cruel operation is held m such high 

 estinicitioa by iarriers, that tliey exultixigly display the soles of 

 their uufortunate patients, nailed to their doors, or window- 

 shutters, as a sort of diploma, or undeniable sanction to practise! 

 the art of iiirriery. We have reason to hope, that this abominable 

 and cruel practice will not long exist, as the condition of this 

 most useful animal has of late experienced a considerable me- 

 lioration, and will, we trust, by the laudable encouragement now 

 given by many distinguished, I ma^' say, illtistrious personages 

 to the veterinary science, be soon rescued Irom tlie hands of those 

 barbarous and presuming practitioners. The ingenious gentle- 

 man I have before mentioned, so liberal in the use of caustics, 

 was equally proud of \\h skill in tearing off the soles from horse's 

 feet, and I am informed often boasts in ale-houses, among grooms 

 and other companions, of his skill in this operation, and more par- 

 ticularly of his profound knowledge of the " Ottomy (meaniiig 

 sntitoimj) of the horse." 



