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flank, and is tied to the surcingle. The band / is fixed ui^on e, as 

 seen in the illustration, Fig. 128 at h. 



14th. Bandage for the Inguinal Region and Ferinceum. — 

 This is applied to the testicles or to the mammte. It is a long, 

 triangular bandage, with its base placed forward, and is provided 



Fig. 130. -Bandage for the Inguinal 

 Kegiou and Perineum. 



Fig. 131.— The same separate. 



with four bands, one at each angle of the base. These are passed 

 around the flanks to be fixed on the loins, the two posterior on 

 the apex of the triangle to draw along the perineum, and passed 

 over, and on each side of the tail, crossing each other to join the 

 first one, to which they are tied. 



15th. Bandage for the Abdotyien. — This should be oblong in 

 shape, its length double its breadth, and having folds on each of 

 its long sides to adapt it to the convexity of the body. The bands 

 are six in number, two of which are fixed on the loins, two on the 

 back, and two over the withers. A seventh is sometimes added, 

 which passes around the base of the neck and prevents the band- 

 age from slipping backwards (Fig. 132). 



16th. Bandage for the Chest. — This is square, with a prolon- 

 gation in front to go between the fore legs, and which is notched 

 on the front to adaj)t itself to the chest behind the elbows. The 

 bands are six, one at each angle, and two on the prolongation in 

 front. These are fixed in pairs, over the back, the loins and the 

 withers (Fig. 133). 



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