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submission to the chance of war, and not, in obstinate 

 bravado, contend with Fate. If a collar-bone be broken, 

 which is one of the simplest and most common of frac- 

 tures, the sooner you are in a surgeon's hands the better. 

 It will add nothing to your credit, and less to your 

 recovery, if you persevere to the end of a run which you 

 can no longer enjoy. If a shoulder be dislocated (another 

 occurrence by no means uncommon), it should be re- 

 duced, on the spot, by the help of any who are at hand. 

 The patient should be placed on one side of a paling, or 

 gate, and by the strong pull of one man from the other, 

 it may be instantly replaced. If there be nothing nearer 

 to act as a lever, the body of the horse will answer the 

 purpose as well as the gate ; but, if time be allowed for 

 swelling to ensue, the force of ten men will, perhaps, be 

 necessary for the operation. The system sustains a 

 very severe shock from a bad fall, and any affected 

 indifference to its effects is as absurd as the cowardice 

 which dreads the encounter. There is an idea that a 

 draught of vinegar is a specific, upon the principle of 

 creating a diversion from the head to the stomach, as no 

 two maladies are co-existent. I have not found any of 

 the faculty subscribing to its efficacy, and my own expe- 

 rience has not strengthened my faith in this remedy. It 

 is, perhaps, better than spirits ; but anything calculated 

 to promote circulation may equally avail. The best 

 course any one can adopt in such a case, is that of 

 remaining perfectly quiet, in a recumbent posture, as 

 soon as he reaches the means. There is no question 



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