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332&#93; 332] W I NT fetlocks, in the fore or hind-leg? of a horse ; though these tumors may likewise arise in various other parts of the hotly. "Vyincl-galls are generally occ3- •ioned by strains or bruises on the sinews; which, on being over- stretched, produce ruptures of the •fibres : but, if these swellings hnp- pen in the interstices of large muscles, and appear distended, ssimilar to air-bladders, they may be safely opened, and dressed as a common wound. On their first appearance, wind- galls should be treated with re- itringents, and covered with ban- tlages : hence, the tumefied parts ought to be bathed twice a day with strong vinegar ; or the swell- ing may be fomented with a decoc- tion of oak-bark, pomegranate, and alum, boiled in verjuice ; applying to it a roller previously soaked in this liquid. Some farriers employ red-wint lees ; others use curri- ers' shavings moistened with the former, or with vinegar, as a substi- tute for the bath and fomentation. Should, however, these applica- tions prove unsuccessful, it hasbeen recommend?'d to open the parts af- fe<.1ed with an av/l, or by means of a knife : or, which is still prefer- able, to apply mild blistering plas- ters, that will etfcttually dij,charge the confined humour ; disperse the inclosed air, and gradually accom- plisli a cure. WlXD-TNS'J'Ra?v:ENTS, or (hose which must be played by the brenih, are generally opposed to «uch as are stringed, or those of the vibrating kind. The principal wind- 'nst rumen ts are the fife, flageolet, flute, French- horn, hautboy, bag-pijw, clarionet, and trumpet. — I'laying on the most fashionable of thtbc, h> estei. nied an WIN cle.;ant3cqnircnjent; butwedeernft necessary to remark, that though thft occasional indulgence in such prac- tice, may aiTbrd an iniioeent ami agreeable relaxatioiT, yet it shonld not be too frequently enjoyed : for, as the muscles of the abdoinen are thus necessarily contracted, the cir- culation of the fluids is imped- d j and astlima, cough, pulmonnr^ consumption, or other fatal mala- dies, are often the melancholy con- sequence. — Se-'. also Flute, WINDMILL, is a contrivnnGfc for grinding corfi, or raising water: it is put in motion by the action of the wind upon its sails, or vanes. In the 55th vol. of the " Gentle^ vimi's Alaga-xine" for 17S3, we meet with an accotint of a wind- mill for raising water, bv Mr. Mrekim.^n. It is furnished with a large sail, affixed to a mast, that inclines to the horizon, and thu» imparts motion to certain pieces of machinery termed /;rflf«, which are connctted with_/orcer5 ; so that every ga!e of wind will aft on the apparatus, and raise a greater or less quantit)' of water. During tempests, the mast will herd, and the sail yieid to their force ; so that, wh( n their violence is abated, the upper parts are restored to their ori- ginal position, without injuring the works. — Ti)e mechanical descri{>^ tion of such contrivance being fo- reign toourplan,theinquisitivc read- er will consult the work abovecited. As windmills essentially contri- bute to agricultural and domestic convenience, we shall present our readers w ith a delineation of a spc- c mtn of those employed in the vi- cinity ot Lisbon ; because the con- struction of their sails is in some respects different from, and, in the opinion of Lord Somerville, su- perior to, those used in Britain. The