430 OPEN SYNOVIAL JOINTS. 
than by all the restraints which brutes have invented or fools have 
adopted. It should enter into the considerations of every life assurance 
company, whether the man who takes out a policy is of a nature likely 
to be loved by the animals which he possesses. 
Beer is everywhere procurable, and it is not to be altogether con- 
temned as a medicinal stimulant. Many a horse which is now lost upon 
every hard field-day would have been saved if the animal had been 
pulled up at the nearest public house to be presented with a slice of 
bread and a pint of beer. Such nourishment would 
not load the stomach; but it would serve to keep off 
that utter exhaustion from which too many steeds 
fail. 
The animal being in its stall, then apply the lotion, 
composed of tincture of arnica, two ounces; water, 
one quart. Use this by means of a sponge and saucer. 
Pour some of the liquor into the receptacle. Satu- 
rate the sponge and squeeze the fluid upon the leg, 
but above the injured knee. Do this after the man- 
ner which is illustrated as the proper mode of wash- 
ing the wounded part. 
Continue with the arnica lotion, night and day, for 
nae Manner in warcrro. halfaweek. No periods can be named for applying 
qe ae ope un” the sponge, as inflammations, and therefore the dry- 
ing powers, vary in different individuals; but the 
knee should be always wet. This should be attended to for the first 
three days and a half, during which the halter should be tied to the 
rack. At the end of that time turn the horse very gently round. Re- 
member the condition of the limb, and allow time for the performance 
of an action which is always an effort to the most agile of the equine 
species, as few stalls are a single inch too wide. 
The animal being with its face to the gangway, and fastened by the 
pillar-reins, place the slings before it. Leave the creature to contem- 
plate the apparatus for half an hour. Then take the cloth and hold it 
up to the inspection of the quadruped. Afterward place it between 
the fore and hind legs—pausing and speaking kindly should alarm be 
displayed. Thus by degrees fix it to the pulleys and bring it near to 
the abdomen, which, however, should by no means be touched. Then 
caress the creature’s head, and present some of its favorite food: eating 
generally tranquilizes the mind of an animal. So much being done, 
proceed to fix the straps upon the chest and withers. Then fondle the 
sufferer again, and it will permit the hind tackle to be arranged. 
When all is fixed, leave a pail of water suspended from one pillar, 
