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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
No.
419.
Wounds.
All
the
rules
laid
down
in
this
book
for
the
treat-
ment
of
wounds
in
the
human
subject
apply
strictly
to
horses.
As
in
simple
cuts,
however,
sticking-
plaster
cannot be
used,
the
edges
of
the
wound
should
be
neatly
stitched
together.
Much
can
be
done
also
by
the
judicious
application
of
bandages.
Farriers
generally
are
in
the
habit
of
pursuing
such
absurd,
cruel,
and
fatal
practices
in
these
cases,
either
by
cutting
off
a
part
that
appears
to
be
partly
torn
from
its
connection,
or
by
using
stimulating
applications,
that
it
becomes
necessary
to
repeat
again
that
all
the
rules
laid
down
for
the
treatment
of
wounds
in
this
work
as
applicable
to
man
are
equally
so
to
the
noble
animal
of
which
we
are
speaking.
Read
over
these
rules,
substitute
the
word
"horse"
for
"patient,"
and
you
will
be
at
no
loss
how
to
proceed.
No.
420.
Bleeding
in
General.
Bleeding
is
often
the
most
useful
and
efficacious
means
of
curing
diseases
in
horses.
In
inflamma-
tory
affections,
it
is
generally
the
first
remedy
re-
sorted
to;
and
its
immediate
salutary
effects
are
often
surprising.
When
it
is
necessary
to
lessen
the
whole
quantity
of
blood
in
the
system,
open
the
jngular
or
neck
vein.
If
the
inflammation
is
local,
bleed,
where
it
can
be
conveniently
done,
either
from
the
part
afiected