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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