The farriers new guide: containing first, the anatomy of a horse. Being an exact and compendious description of all his parts; with their actions and uses: illustrated with figures curiously engrav'd on copper-plates. Secondly, an account of all the diseases incident to horses, with their signs, causes, and methods of cure. Wherein many defects in the farriers practice, are now carefully supply'd, their errors expos'd and ammended, and the art greatly improv'd and advanc'd, according to the latest discoveries / the whole interspers'd with many curious and useful observations concerning feeding and exercise, &c., by W. Gibson / [W. Gibson].

  • William Gibson
Date:
1720
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Credit: The farriers new guide: containing first, the anatomy of a horse. Being an exact and compendious description of all his parts; with their actions and uses: illustrated with figures curiously engrav'd on copper-plates. Secondly, an account of all the diseases incident to horses, with their signs, causes, and methods of cure. Wherein many defects in the farriers practice, are now carefully supply'd, their errors expos'd and ammended, and the art greatly improv'd and advanc'd, according to the latest discoveries / the whole interspers'd with many curious and useful observations concerning feeding and exercise, &c., by W. Gibson / [W. Gibson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Stones are curioufly clafped and twined, like the Tendrils of Vines $ and growing narrower and uni¬ ting more together as they advance towards the Belly, they are denominated by feveral Names, as the Pyramidal Body, and Plexus P ampiniformis, Sic. On the back-fide of each Stone there is a longiih Body fomewhat white and round, called the Pa- rafiatce or EpiMMm* 3 from each of thefe runs a pretty large Veffel which empties itfelf into the Seed-Bladder , lituated on each Side the Root of the Yard and on the inlide of the Share, thefe are called the Deferentia, or the Veffels which carry back the Seed : Both the Deferentia and the Blood-Veftels above defcribed are inclofed in a Capful a or Sheath, which is a Produflion of the Peritonaeum, proceeding from the lower Belly on each fide, which not only lerves for this Uie, but forms the outermod Cover of the Stones, and is that which Anatomids call the Tunica Vaginalis, s Each Stone has a Crsmajrer or fufpenfory Mufcle Their Mh£ to draw them up in time of Copulation, which cles- ariling from the Ligament of the Share-bone, expands itfelf all round the inlide of the Tunica vagi¬ nalis 5 and, according to Mr. Snape, forms their fe- cond Coat. Belides thefe, the Stones have an in- nermod Coat or Cover, which is thick and nervous,- and not only contributes to their Warmth, but is a great Defence to their true Suhdance, which con- fids of a very fine Clue of Veffels, made up of Veins, Arteries and Nerves, and form’d out of thofe above defcribed ; fo that the Liquor palling thro’ fo many Circumvolutions and Turnings in Veffels which are infinitely final], it is thereby fo often drained and refined, till it becomes fit to en¬ ter into the Paraflatce} where probably undergoing fome further Degrees of Refinement, it is com- pleatly formed into Seed, There are feveral glandular Bodies dtuated at the The-jpr#f» Root of the Yard immediately before the Seed- tate“ Bladders, and are therefore called Projiates: Thefe- feparate a clear flimy Matter, which being forced out in Time of Copulation, no doubt prefervesthe Urinary Faflage from the Pungency of the more C % fpirituou®