THE HUNTER IN HOSPITAL 



the rugs are removed, which should certainly 

 not be less than three times a day. On the 

 removal of the clothing any patches of sweat 

 may, with advantage, be sponged with vinegar 

 and water and the body then gone over with a 

 wisp of straw, followed by the use of the dandy 

 brush, the body brush and the chamois. 

 During winter, woollen clothing will be worn, 

 the main feature being to ensure warmth, com* 

 bined with lightness of such clothing, as heavy 

 body clothing is only requisite for sweating 

 purposes, as in the case of a hunter that re- 

 quires to be reduced in flesh. As the limbs are 

 dependent parts of the body, and the circulation 

 has to rise against gravity, it is common to find 

 coldness of the extremities, especially when the 

 circulation is in an enfeebled condition through 

 lowering of the constitutional stamina by 

 disease. In order to rectify this matter, flannel 

 bandages are resorted to, and every sick hunter 

 should have such neatly adjusted upon both fore 

 and hind limbs. The improvement of the cir- 

 culation in the limbs soon becomes obvious, 

 whilst the use of bandages offers other ad- 

 vantages, such as additional support together 



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