MODERN FARUIER. 503 



To be mixed well together in a strong potion of 

 Vegeto's mineral water, and to be applied before the 

 fire. 



For sprains in the legs and feet, take — 



Spirit of wine, - - - 1 J pint. 

 Camphor, . - - 3 ounces. 



Laudanum, _ - - 60 drops. 



To be well mixed, and carefully rubbed in eight 

 or ten times a day before a fire. 



22. Fractures. 



Dogs are very liable to fractures from being run 

 over by coaches, carts, &c. or being kicked or trod 

 upon. The thigh is a very common subject of frac- 

 ture : and though it appears a most serious bone to 

 break, yet it is one that, with a little assistance, 

 commonly unites straight, and forms a good limb. 

 When an accident has happened to the thigh, in 

 case the fracture has injured the fleshy parts also, so 

 as to produce heat and inflammation, foment with 

 vinegar and water till the swelling is reduced. This 

 being effected, apply a plaster of pitch, or other ad- 

 hesive matter, spread On moderately firm leather, 

 sufficiently large to cover the outside of tlie thigh, 

 and to double a little over the inside of it also : then 

 fasten a long board upon this, which should reach 

 from the toes to an inch or two, which will keep 

 the limb steady. This lath must be kept in its situ- 

 ation by a long bandage, carefully wound round the 

 limb, and secured by cord. 



Fractures of other limbs should be treated in a 

 similar manner, great care being taken not to tighten 

 the broken limb by either the plaster or bandage, 

 else mortification will ensue. Nature does much in 

 these cases, and renders such accidents easier of cure 

 in dogs than in most other animals. 



