TYING THE TAIL WITH TAPE. 



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matters connected with horses, tells me that he has 

 always found the plan of tying the animal's tail 

 round, with two separate pieces of tape (see Fig. 48) 



Fig. 48. Tail tied with tapes to prevent horse rubbing it. 



to be efficacious in stopping the practice of this 

 habit. I may add, that this result may, also, as a 

 rule, be obtained by the application, with the finger, 

 from time to time, of a little blue mercurial oint- 



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