FACILITIES FOR BREEDING IN AMERICA. 2 1 



And did they all live? 



" Ah, yes, madame. Every one of them is now at 

 work and as well as ever. " 



Only yesterday I read of a man dying from 

 glanders. He tried so hard to cure his beautiful 

 horse, but he caught the disease and both fell victims. 

 Is it possible to mend a broken leg? 



" It depends somewhat upon the locality of the 

 break, and the value of the horse. I had a valuable 

 mare hanging in the 'cradle' for four months, hav- 

 ing set her leg, put it in splints, and covered it with 

 a plaster-of-paris jacket. When the inevitable stiff- 

 ness had worn off she trotted as well as ever ; but 

 the cure of course required the greatest care, and 

 was attended by very great expense as well as much 

 discomfort, not suffering, to the mare on account of 

 her enforced position." 



But it was well worth the trouble, was it not? 

 Other animals are always killed, I understand." 



*' Not always. A year ago I set the broken leg of 

 a little calf, which has now grown into a fine heifer, 

 and indicates in no way her previous misfortune. A 

 valuable dog should never be shot for a broken leg, 

 when there is a chance to save him. Many a dog's 

 leg I have set and every time have gained a warm, 

 true friend." 



