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vessel is at all considerable, an adequate de- 

 gree of pressure by means of bolsters and 

 bandages is aione to be depended upon; and 

 when that cannot be done, the vessel must 

 be tied up above the wound and below, by 

 which the bleeding wdl be effectually sup- 

 pressed. No danger is to be apprehended 

 from slight bleedings in the horse, as they 

 always cease spontaneouly. 



The styptics commoiiiv employed are oil 

 of turpentine, diluted vitriolic acid, muri- 

 ate of iron, ab^^orbent eartlts and flour. 



SUBLIMATE. Covro'^iv^ Sublimate cf 

 Mercury, or Muriate (f 2.uicksiker, For 

 veterinary purposes this is the most useful 

 of the mercurial preparations, both for ex- 

 ternal and internal use. Though a violent 

 remedy in the huma:) body, and given only 

 in very minute doses (from the eighth to a 

 quarter of a grain), it is comparatively in- 

 nocent in the horse. I have often employed 

 it to the extent of two drams at one dose, 

 without producing much effect upon the 

 animal ; it is advisable, however, to begin 

 with a much smaller qnantity, 10 grains 

 for example, which may be gradually in- 

 creased if necessary. I believe it to be the 



