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by means of a long-haired brush (such as are in use with 

 pastry-cooks to glaze their crusts) with lead liniment, 

 which should be repeated every day ; and when it is 

 proposed to turn a horse out, it should never be done until 

 the whole blistered surface is quite healed ; otherwise, 

 dirt, flies, etc., may prove hurtful. Some practitioners 

 blister mildly one day, and on the next wash off the 

 blistering matter, thereby saving loss of hair. But there 

 is more of apparent than real good in this plan. If a 

 blister be necessary, it requires all its activity. 



POULTICING AND BANDAGING. 



There is much comfort and relief to the animal in the 

 neat-handed application of poultices and bandages. The 

 cloth to be employed should be of stout but supple linen ; 

 Russia duck, or fine sailcloth, or, if you have it at hand, a 

 piece of sheep-skin, or a chamois leather will do. You need 

 not steep the cloth in any solution to make it water-tight. 

 For the way to put on, so as to be really firm and serviceable, 

 see Plate. 



When spread out, the cloth will be of an irregular 

 octagon shape, at each corner whereof is to be strongly 

 sewed on a piece of broad tape for the purpose of fastening 

 to the girth, or round the neck, and to a breasting of broad 

 web, which is supported by another piece that passes over 

 the withers, and which two should be previously fastened 

 together by stitching the cross-piece ends upon the breast- 

 ing. The two extremes of the bandage will be the fillet 

 across the forehead, and the fastening at the girth ; there- 

 fore, measure should be previously taken of the whole 

 length proper for the individual patient, lest the tie, which 

 would otherwise be necessary at the ears, might discom- 

 mode the animal and occasion uneasiness ; on the other 

 hand, the application would not be kept in its place 

 properly. 



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