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HORSE AILMENTS AND HOW TO DOCTOR THEM. 



on said farm (consisting of about 150 head), have had many quite stubborn 

 cases of spavins, curbs, splints, etc., but have found none but that with a 

 proper application of Dimon's Spavin Cure, used according to directions, I 

 could not cure. It cured the imported stallion " Marquis," valued at $1,500, 

 of a very large bog spavin of long standing, that had been treated for years 

 by veterinary surgeons without doing it any good. 



I can recommend this ' ' Dimon's Spavin Cure " for all cases of spavin, 

 curbs, splints, ringbone, etc. J. J. Dimon." 



CUT OP THE PASTERN AND OTHER BONES, LIGAMENTS, ETC. 



a Shank-bone. 



6 Upper and larger pastern-bone. 



c Sessamoid-bone. 



d Lower or smaller pastern-bone 



< Navicular or sbuttle-bone. 



J Coffin-bone, or bone of the foot. 



g Suspensory ligament inserted into the sessamoid-bone. 



A Continuation of the suspensory ligament inserted into the smaller pastern-bone. 



i Small inelastic ligament, tying down the sessamoid-bone to the larger pastern-bone 



k A long ligament, reaching from the pastern-bone to the knee. 



I Extensor tendon inserted into both the pasterns and the coffin-bone. 



" Walkerville, Ont., March 25, 1885. 

 Having had care of the horses and colts for Hiram Walker & Sons of 

 the Essex Stock Farm for a year, I wish to state that I have cured no less 

 than five spavins during that time by the use of Dimon's Spavin Cure alone, 



