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cover the whole with a flannel bandage, to be repeated 

 until the skin is well roughened. If the back sinews 

 are the seat of the sprain, considerable relief will be af- 

 forded by the application of a shoe, made thin at the 

 toe, with heel calks about two inches long. This shoe 

 may be worn when first put to exercise after a severe 

 sprain, and as the calks become gradually worn down, 

 the fibres of the tendon will become slowly stretched 

 until they resume their usual length. Allow perfect 

 rest for several days after the animal is able to travel 

 sound. 



SPEEDY-CUT BRUISING 



When the soft structures under the knee on the inside 

 of the leg are struck and bruised by the opposite foot, 

 the injury is called speedy-cut. If the injury be severe, 

 it may cause the formation of an abscess, the pus in 

 which will have to be evacuated before recovery will 

 occur. More frequently, however, an inflammation with 

 swelling ensues, followed in a day or two by the thick- 

 ening of the tissues at this point. If treated now, the 

 enlargement will be removed without difficulty, but if 

 neglected, and, as often happens, the animal is again 

 ridden or driven, the tendency to bruise by striking is 

 much increased. A new inflammation is set up, and 

 little by little the original swelling is daily added to, 

 until it comes out even with the knee, and has become 

 hard and calloused. This condition is much more diffi- 

 cult to treat, and will require more patience on the part 

 of the owner. Apply DR. HEARD'S AMERICAN EMBROCATION 

 twice a day rubbing well with the hand until the skin 

 is roughened ; then cease for a day or two, when 

 the treatment should be renewed. By persevering 



