LIGAMENTS — LINSEED 



Ligaments. — The white tissues which hold the ends of 

 bones together. 



Light is beneficial to all animals, and to none more so 

 than the horse. Consequently, a dark stable is to be avoided. 

 (See Stables.) 



Light Horse. — The description applied to the less 

 massive varieties of horse, such as the hackneys and hunter. 

 (See Nag.) 



Lighting Stables. — The ideal light for stables if an 

 installation can be arranged is electricity, as it is clean, not 

 too heating, easily turned on, and safe if care is exercised 

 in laying the wires. Then comes gas ; but there is always 

 the danger of a careless man dropping a match when light- 

 ing a burner, or of an escape, the results of which might 

 easily be serious. If lamps are used they should be lighted 

 by candles, as oil lamps are an ever-present source of danger, 

 and if overturned may lead to the destruction of a range 

 of stabling and its occupants. 



Limestone. — See Soil. 



Liniments may be described as outward applications 

 which are used as counter-irritants in case of inflammation. 

 They are not so powerful as blisters, and are therefore adapted 

 for use in the preliminary stages of injuries and colds. 

 (See Blistering.) 



Linseed is one of the most useful things to have in a 

 stable, as in one or other of its forms it can be advantageously 

 used for many purposes. Linseed oil is a very safe laxative 

 medicine, and it also acts upon the kidneys. The best way 

 to obtain linseed oil is to make it at home, as it is often 

 adulterated before coming into the purchaser's possession. 

 The way to make it is to put i lb. of linseed into i 

 gallon of water and let it stand for a day, stirring it now and 



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