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bandage; the bandage was composed of common sheeting, 

 three inches wide, three yards long, and this was also well 

 tarred, and after being neatly applied, was secured by means 

 of the many-tailed, tarred bandage. This had the desired 

 effect ; for, however well the animal might have liked the taste 

 of starch, he apparently had no relish for tar. The bandage 

 remained undisturbed. 



The accident happened on the 18th day of August, 1857. 

 On the 4th day of October, the osseous union was complete ; 

 the bandage had been removed some time prior to the latter 

 date, yet the condensed tar was allowed to remain on the skin 

 for some time. At the present time, his limb is just as sym- 

 metrical as the other, and no one but a skilful surgeon would 

 ever discover that the bone had been fractured. 



LIGHT IN BARNS. 



Bams should be so constructed, by the insertion of windows 

 in various parts of the building, that they shall be as " light as 

 day." A " dark " barn is only a suitable black hole for some 

 vicious animal ; it is the very worst location for any thing that 

 breathes. Sir A. Nylie (who was long at the head of the med- 

 ical staff in the Russian army) states that the cases of disease 

 on the dark sid,e of an extensive barrack, at St. Petersburg, 

 have been uniformly, for many years, in the proportion of 

 three to one to those on the side exposed to a strong and uni- 

 form light. Humboldt has also remarked, that among bipeds, 

 the residents of South America, who wear very little clothing, 

 thus allowing the cutaneous, as well as the orbital surfaces to 

 receive a free ray of light, enjoyed immunity from various 

 diseases which prevailed extensively among the inhabitants 

 of dark rooms and underground locations ; and so excellent an 

 authority as Linnaeus contends that the constant exposure to 

 solar light is one of the causes which render a summer journey 

 through high northern latitudes so peculiarly healthful and 

 invigorating. 



Dr. Edwards has also remarked, that persons who live in 

 caves or cellars, or in very dark or narrow streets, are apt to 

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