132 DISEASES OF THE HOESE. 



is accomplished by absolute and entire rest, with occa^ 

 sional friction with the turpentine liniment, just mentioned 

 above. Be assured of the complete union of the ligaments 

 — which will have taken j^lace when the horse can bend 

 and properly use the leg — before exercise or work be exac- 

 ted. 



Hooks in the Eyes. — This is a term in use by coun- 

 tiy folks when referring to the peculiar action of the mem~ 

 brana nictatans in cases of locked-jaw, (which see.) INIany 

 persons have advised that these useful membranes should 

 be cut out. Nothing could be further wrong than this ; for 

 it is merely the effect of a cause. Kather remove the cailse, 

 or cure the locked-jaw, and the protruding of the hook or 

 horns will cease. This is the only true plan to adopt. 



Horse, Natural History of the. — The horse comes 

 under the division vertebrata, class mammalia, tribe 

 ungulata, order pachydermata, family solipeda. 



Horse Fly. — This comprehends the gad or breeze fly, 

 Gasterophilus cestrus. The spotted horse fly, G. JEqui, 

 The red-tailed horse fly, G. hemor7'hoidalis. This last fly 

 deposits her eggs on the lips of the n^rse, and the former 

 glues them to the hair of the legs. These various eggs are 

 ultimately taken into the stomach, and in one year they 

 have become sufliciently matured that they are thrown out 

 to the outer world to get wings, and finally fly about and 

 propagate their kind in the same manner as the parent 

 stock. (See AVorms.) 



Humanity to Animals, Hints on. — (1.) Warm the 

 bit in frosty weather, before putting it into the horse's mouth. 



(2.) Let the horse lick a little salt from your hands 

 whenever you offer i\\Q bit. 



(3.) Never startle a horse by striking him suddenly or 



