xil CONTENTS 



FAQ I 



Immunity from Disease — Bacterial Vaccines — Otlier Means of Destroying Disease Microbes — 

 Antiseptics and how used — Aseptic Treatment of Wounds — Aseptic Surgery — Notes on the 

 Prevention of Human Disease . . . . . . . . . . . .196 



CHAPTER XVIII 



ON SHOEING AND CARE OF THE FEET 



Structure of the Foot — Mechanism of the Foot — Principles of Shoeing — Rasping — Paring — Conformation 

 of the Foot — Nails — Clips — Removing Shoes — Calkins — Tips — Feathering — Roughing — Common 

 Faults in Shoeing — Pricks — Presses or Binds — Forge and Shoeing Tools — Faulty Feet — Diseases 

 of the Hoof 211 



CHAPTER XIX 



THE USE AND ABUSE OF BEARING-REINS 



American Overhead Check-rein — Side Bearing-rein — Good Work of the London Anti-Bearing-rein Associa- 

 tion — The Hame Rein — Mechanics of the Bearing-rein — Opinions of Experts and the Press on the 

 Bearing-rein . . ... 221 



