THE HUNTER IN HEALTH 



blood spots (ecchymosis), indicative of 

 vitiated condition of the blood. 



THE PULSE 



A just appreciation of the value of the pulse 

 as indicative of the healthy state, likewise a 

 departure therefrom, necessitates a considerable 

 amount of practical experience, without which 

 it is not of much value as a guide. Normally 

 the number of pulsations per minute in a hunter 

 may be set down at 38, with a minimum range 

 of 36, and a maximum of 45, but in diseased 

 states the pulse may be as rapid as 100 or 120 

 per minute; if so, each pulsation is extremely 

 small, in fact, it is almost as though a con- 

 tinuous wave of blood was passing through 

 the arteries. Under normal conditions, when 

 the animal is at rest, each pulsation should be 

 distinctive, full in its volume, and regular in 

 its time. The best position to feel the pulse 

 is in the artery beneath the lower jaw, in 

 which situation it can be lightly compressed 

 against the side of the jaw, thus facilitating 

 taking it. The pulse may be too quick, too 



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