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DISEASES OF SHEEP. 



with the fingers of the left hand, and hold with the right hand a 

 sharp chisel on the tail, below the fingers, and two inches from the 

 rump ; a smart rap on the chisel by a boy, severs the tail at one 

 stroke, and leaves the bone in a condition to heal quickly. 



Fractures of the Lij^bs are treated under diseases of horses 

 and cattle. 



Sprains often . occur in large flocks. They are most wisely 

 treated by rest, accompanied by the use of some such liniment as 

 tincture of arnica and spirits of camphor. 



Feeling the Pulse. — In Fig. 124^8 is a representation of the 

 method of feeling the pulse in the smaller domestic animals, such as 

 the sheep. 



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