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the condition termed knuckling. I can readily remove the 

 cause, but I cannot so soon dispose of its effects. The liga- 

 ments of the fetlock joint have become elongated and adapted 

 to the requirements of the habit, and an absolute cure on 

 account of this habit is tedious and difficult. Even so, I think, 

 the ligaments of the hock-joint and the tendons of the muscles 

 engaged in the Stringhalt movements, have become adapted 

 by gradual and persistent abnormal tension to the perverted 

 action of the muscles. Certainly, there is nothing in this view 

 of the possible cause of Stringhalt to conflict with the views 

 of Professors Spooner, Percival, and others who considered it a 

 disease of the nervous system, but who probably never extended 

 their inquiries beyond the leading trunks and branches, not 

 suspecting that it may have been caused by irritation of the 

 peripheral nerve-fibrillae in the remote region of the foot. This 

 view, I think, may derive some countenance from the fact that 

 tetanus is also a disease of the nervous system, and that the 

 most frequent cause of this complaint is in connection with 

 injuries to the feet. See the Article on Tetanus. 



