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passed away, the gradual use of an affected part generally 

 does good. 



CLEANING AND DRESSING. 



A sick animal should be kept scrupulously clean. This 

 is neither an easy nor a pleasant task, especially with cows 

 and cattle suffering from dysentery and other scouring disea-- 

 ses. They lie down and obstinately refuse to move even to 

 get out of the way of their own discharges. They must be 

 well bedded, and gentle but sufficient force be used to wash 

 them thoroughly once a day. When the condition is one of 

 fever, if the body is sponged several times a day with some 

 vinegar added to tepid water, great comfort will result, and 

 the hot and dry condition of the skin be much relieved. 



Harsh rubbing, scraping, and the currycomb are not 

 the means to use in cleansing a sick animal. Plenty of 

 warm water and the handbrush, followed by the cloth, are 

 what are needed. 



In feverish diseases and inflammations both in horses and 

 cattle, and in recovery from exhausting attacks of all kinds, 

 a warm rug or two and bandages to the legs help to maintain 

 an even temperature, and combat congestion of the internal 

 organs. 



In putting on bandages the art is to avoid unequal pres- 

 sure, and yet in giving sufficient to afford gentle support and 

 to distribute equable heat. The bandages are usually of 

 flannel or some other woolen material. They, as well as all 

 other clothing, should always be removed twice daily, the 

 skin washed off and rubbed, and the covering promptly 

 re-applied. 



Attention to the hair is a very important question in dress- 

 ing, especially in horses. There has been a prejudice, and 

 we believe an entirely unfounded one, in this country against 

 '^ clipping^' horses. Yet as a measure of comfort in 



