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DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



limbs, but not so as to displace the broken limb in the 

 dox. A cure was effected in a few weeks. This was 

 one of the fore legs. I see no difficulty in treating the 

 hind leg, by partially suspending the animal in this 

 nanner. and varying the other parts according to the 

 ^articular nature of the case. 



The following singular cases are from J. Sanford, of 

 Vlarcellus, New York, as appears in the Genesee Far- 

 mer : — 



YOUNG CATTLE THEIR OWN SURGEONS. 



I had a very fine young bull, which I found with his 

 right fore leg broken, about half way between the knee 

 and fetlock joint. The bone was not only broken, but 

 appeared to be shattered in pieces for several inches, 

 and pricked through the skin. I got him up, and, on 

 three legs, he worked his way six or eight rods, to an 

 open shed, where he could be by himself. I splintered 

 and bound up the leg as well as I could, and left him for 

 the night ; but in the morning, the bandage was off. 

 He had got up, and moved about, and sometimes bear- 

 ing on the foot, which had nothing but the skin and 

 tendons to support it. I saw no way to manage it bet- 

 ter, and gave it up, and sent for a man to kill him. 

 But, on further reflection, as he ate well, and was con- 

 tented to stay where he was, I concluded to let him live, 

 if he would, and see how he would manage it himself, 

 and let the leg alone. He kept in flesh ; would move 

 about two or three rods, and I have seen it bent at 

 nearly right angles. No appearance of healing the 

 bones in sight, when the leg was bent, I concluded it 

 would perish, and come off. In this manner he contin- 

 ued, until the first days of May, near three months, 

 when I moved him to a pasture, having good shade and 

 water. 



Then he adopted a course of conduct for himself; had 

 his abode at a fine maple-tree ; would get up, feed 

 round as far as necessary to get a good bite of grass, go 

 to the water two or three rods, and back to his tree. In 

 ihis way he continued about two months ; was in good 

 health, gained in flesh, and, except the leg:, appeared 



