A SOUND HUNTER 



and, in order to do this, it is necessary to grasp 

 the tongue with the left hand, and withdraw it 

 from the mouth on the off-side. After noting 

 the age, examine the angles of the cheeks for 

 evidence of old scars or thickening, indicative of 

 a puller. The right hand is then passed under- 

 neath the jaw, for evidence of swelling, and the 

 fingers placed upon the submaxillary artery, in 

 order to ascertain whether the pulse is normal or 

 otherwise. In the healthy animal, the pulse 

 should be full in volume, firm and resistant to 

 the pressure of the fingers, regular, and beat 

 from forty to forty-five times per minute. Irregu- 

 larity and intermittency are abnormal conditions, 

 and point to heart trouble, functional or other- 

 wise. The author does not say that there are 

 not exceptions to this rule, but if there are, they 

 are certainly very uncommon. The hand is now 

 passed over the upper part of the throat, and 

 the larynx lightly squeezed to ascertain the 

 existence or otherwise of a cough. From this 

 region it is passed downwards, over the sides 

 and front of the neck to the shoulders, and the 

 fore limb then examined from above to below» 

 on its front, inner, outer, and posterior surfaces. 



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