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sitive to pressure. Of the pelvis, rendering one hip 

 lower than the other. Of the leg, rendering move- 

 ment and use of the limb impossible, the point below 

 the fracture swinging about useless. 



Fractures are simple where a single break occurs 

 in one bone, compound when the surrounding parts 

 are lacerated, and comvtin&Udvfatu bones are broken 

 up or fractured in different directions. 



The treatment of all fractures rest upon very sim- 

 ple principles. Bring the broken parts to their nat- 

 ural position, and keep them there until they unite, 

 and the more perfectly this is done, the more perfect 

 will be the result. Unfortunately, from the weight 

 of the animal, and often his intractability, this is not 

 always easy or even possible. But, on the other hand, 

 nature will eventually heal even the worst cases, re- 

 quiring, it is true, a longer time, and leaving behind 

 very sad traces of her faulty workmanship. So that 

 in treating a fracture, all these elements should be 

 taken into consideration. 



Fracture of the ribs: Bathe the swelling with 

 THE MARVEL, and the parts will soon unite. Band- 

 aging is of no consequence. 



Fracture oj the haunch-bone y cannot be reduced, 

 but nature will ere long heal it, though with some 

 distortion, one hip will be lower than the other 



Fractures of the leg, from the weight of the animal, 

 are extremely difficult to manage. It can only be 

 done by suspending the animal by stout canvas 

 passing under the belly and attached to rollers *oft 



