AND PARTICULARLY THE KNEE. 
six-yard roller, of the same description, is then to be applied, 
but with a less degree of pressure. 
A moderate quantity of blood should be drawn from the neck, 
according to the age and condition ot the patient, and a small 
dose of aloes should be administered, as much as would be ex¬ 
pected to render the faeces pultaceous, but without purgation. 
As the horse cannot be suffered to lie down during the process 
of cure, great pains must be taken to procure him rest, and the 
most attentive nursing is indispensable. He must be suspended 
from the ceiling or joists over the stall by a broad piece of sail¬ 
cloth under the belly. A cart-horse breeching’ may be also made 
very useful; and with the aid of a well-contrived and cushioned 
head-collar, with reins, the animal’s head will assist materially 
in supporting his weight. This is a very simple mode of slinging, 
as it allows the horse either to stand or recline himself as he 
feels disposed, and is not apt to occasion such severe wringing of 
the skin as when the patient is completely suspended. 
The body should be kept open with bran diet; but in most of 
these cases" I have found it necessary to allow a moderate quan¬ 
tity of oats with the bran. 
1 have now arrived at the point on which my dependance is 
placed for the cure, viz. never removing the dressing just de¬ 
scribed until the joint has closed , and the synovia ceased to flow. 
But you will fear the irritation, pain, and symptomatic fever, 
which must ensue from the pressure of the bandage on the 
swollen and inflamed part. I will presently detail my resources 
to meet this evil; but must, first, beg leave to offer a few re¬ 
marks on the modus operandi of this treatment. 
Closing the aperture in the capsular ligament in the shortest 
possible Time, I apprehend to be the first indication of cure. The 
call for this is imperative; the abatement of inflammation, although 
of very great importance, I conceive to be a secondary consider¬ 
ation. 
By the second or third day the bandage becomes hard, dry, 
and as harsh as a board, owing to the heat ol the inflamed limb 
having completely dried the paste. There is then usually a con¬ 
siderable tumefaction both above and below the bandage. The 
animal evinces much pain \ his respiration is hurried, his pulse 
quick, and perhaps the appetite impaired. But the time is now 
arrived at which ease may be afforded the patient, without in the 
least obstructing the process of cure. This resource consists in 
making four longitudinal incisions through every layer of the 
bandage, a notch above and below on each side, and leaving 
the bandage entire both before and behind. 1 he relaxation from 
