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made with honey. When the horse is on a journey, 



and is attacked with this complaint, it is necessary to 



bleed from the bars (but this should not be resorted to 



unless the driver does not possess a lancet at the time 



the horse is attacked.) The bleeding-place in the 



palate is the third bar, in a direct line between the 



middle and second cutting teeth, and situated a little 



more than an inch within the mouth. Here the vein 



and artery make a curve, and a sharp penknife may be 



used and cut down upon the spot where they intersect 



each other, and the result will be a plentiful flow of 



blood, which will stop of its own accord when two or 



three quarts have issued forth. Jn consequence of the 



artery being cut across it will speedily shrink and cease to 



bleed, and the application of a piece of sponge or ra^ 



with cold water will stop the bleeding of the vein. In 



this operation the nerve is generally divided, but no evil 



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 that the artery may be wounded 



longitudinally, but not divided, in which case there is 



great difficulty in stopping the flow of blood; the most 



effectual method of stopping which is to make a large 



pledget of lint or tow, as thick as a man's arm, roll it 



round a piece of string, put it across the horse's mouth 



and tie the string across its nose. Then take a strap, and 



buckle it tightly round the horse's jaw, to prevent its 



opening its mouth and using its tongue to displace the 



pledget. This is sure to stop the bleeding. It is only 



when the horse is on a journey that the above mode of 



bleeding by cutting the bars should be resorted to, because 



