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n. Bandages. 

 These are very important adjuncts to the treatment of lameness, when 

 m the legs, and, also, in stopping a hemorrhage and dressing wounds. 

 They should he applied smoothly, and with moderate pressure. For 

 lameness and dressing wounds, coarse unbleached muslin is the best. 

 For binding on a sponge or other substance, to stop bleeding, the many- 

 tailed bandage is very convenient. For moderate pressure, as in case of 

 windgalls and stocked legs, the Derby bandage is very useful. Elastic 

 bandiio-es are good wlien considerable tension is desired, but they need 

 careful application, to avoid alwading the skin. 



m. Bleeding. 

 Bleedino- is an old time practice that has almost become obsolete, on 

 several accounts, of which the principal seems to l)e that the congestion 

 and pulse can be controlled by other means less depleting and weakening, 



thus giving the animal a better chance 

 to recover by husbanding his strejigth. 

 Then, again, the seasons and atmos- 

 phere have so changed that diseases, 

 especially of the lower animals, are 

 more likely to become epizootic, with 

 typhoid symptoms and great nervous 

 prostration, when it is utterly unsafe to bleed. Still, bleeding is valu- 

 able in cases of congestion, when there is a full, strong pulse and no 



MANY-TAILED BANDAGE. 



BAI81MG THE VEIN BEFORE BLEEDING. 

 (Tbe Place to Out— an Old Time Practice.} 



>;6akness, but only in the first stage — never when the temperature of the 

 patient is abnormally high and the system has become weakened. 



