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ployed its effects are more rapid ; but tliey are also more dan- 

 gerous. For that reason we recommend the following anaes- 

 thetic mixture in preference, which comes endorsed by high 

 authority after extensive employment : 



No. 12. Alcohol, 1 oz. 



Chloroform, 2 oz. 



Ether, 3 oz. 



Shake the bottle well on using it. ^ 



This will be found effective with all sorts of animals, and 

 requires but two or three minutes to overpower with safety 

 the struggles of the strongest horse or ox. 



BLEEDING. 



So much has been said of late years on the abuse of 

 bleeding, that we might suppose that sound ideas on the 

 subject had penetrated as far as the brain of the ordinary 

 farrier. But we have strong grounds for the belief that 

 this is not the case, and throughout the States it is a nqyj 

 common practice to bleed in diseases of stock far more than 

 there is any reason or safety in doing. 



There are cases Avhere prompt and bold bleeding is by 

 common consent the only chance for life, as we shall see in 

 the later pages of this book, so the lancet should still be in 

 every veterinary case, ready for immediate use. 



In the horse and ox, the jugular vein, which runs promi- 

 nently up the side of the neck, is the one usually chosen 

 from which to draw blood. The blood-vessels of the palate 

 or roof of the mouth are chosen by some, especially in 

 staggers and brain diseases. If the jugular is pressed upon 

 by the finger, a little below the spot selected for the incision, 

 it will in a few moments become distended and prominent. 

 The horse should be blindfolded and a thumb lancet used. 



