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course should be had to bleeding. Three or four 

 quarts of blood from the jugular vein generally has 

 the effect of arresting the symptoms. Another method 

 is to cut the palate, which will permit a sufficient flow 

 of blood to have the desired effect, that is, from two 

 to three quarts. This, of course, should only be re- 

 sorted to if the driver happens not to possess a lancet 

 at the time the horse is attacked. 



The bleeding place of the palate is in a direct line 

 between the middle and second cutting teeth, and 

 situate a little more than an inch within the mouth. 

 Here the vein and artery make a curve. A sharp 

 penknife may be used, and cut down upon the spot 

 where they intersect each other. The result will be 

 a plentiful flow of blood, and which will stop of its 

 own accord when two or three quarts have issued 

 forth. In consequence of the artery being cut across, 

 it will shrink and speedily cease to bleed, and the 

 application of a sponge, or piece of rag and cold 

 water, will stop the bleeding of the vein. In this 

 operation the nerve is generally divided, but no bad 

 effects will result from it, 



If the cut is made a little too much on one side, 

 and nearly opposite the second incisor tooth, it is 

 possible the artery may be wounded longitudinally, 

 but not divided, in which case there may be great 

 difficulty in arresting the flow of blood. The most 

 effectual method is to make a large and compact 

 pledget of lint or tow, which should be rolled round 

 a piece of twine, and then firmly tied round the front 

 teeth, and its pressure on the surface of the bleeding 

 part will generally stop it ; but should this prove 

 ineffectual, then a gag may be constructed so as to 

 press upon the pledget, which is sure to stop the 

 bleeding. 



