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CLOTHING. 



Flannel bandages for ordinary stable use may be about 

 8 ft. long and 4^ in. wide ; should have a selvage on each 

 side, and should be made of thick material and of pure wool. 



Fig. 43. Webbing halter. 



Those which are usually sold are generally too short, too 

 thin, and too wide. A bandage to be ready for immediate 

 use should be wound up with the tapes inside. When about 

 to put it on, we may unroll 6 or 8 inches of it, and lay this 

 loose portion obliquely across the outside of the leg, close 

 to the knee, with the end reaching to about the centre of 

 that joint, and the rolled-up part turned to the outside, and 



