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and over the surface of which the flexor pedis 

 tendon plays, becoming attached to the lower 

 surface of the pedal bone. The sensitive 

 laminae on the wall of the pedal bone consist 

 of numerous leaf-like projections, which are 

 dovetailed into corresponding horny laminae 

 on the inner surface of the hoof-wall, forming 

 a very strong bond of union. In a perfectly 

 healthy foot, the hoof is covered with a waxlike 

 bloom, the periople, secreted from the perioplic 

 ring, which is situated at the top of the hoof. 



In concluding the description of the foot, the 

 reader will find it advantageous to make himself 

 practically acquainted with this part, which he 

 can easily do by obtaining specimens from the 

 horse slaughterers. A vertical section can 

 be made with a saw through the middle of 

 the hoof, to display the parts in their normal 

 positions, whilst another hoof may be buried 

 for a week or ten days in a manure heap, the 

 heat and moisture from which will separate 

 the parts for the purpose of study. An ele- 

 mentary knowledge of the foot thus obtained 

 will never be found out of place. 



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