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lutely still; the position is being changed; the legs are frequently 
stamped; the head, eyes, ears, and tail are never quiet. This innate 
quality retards the union of sundered flesh. It favors the gravitation of 
pus between the muscles, and thus generates sinuses. These are the tor- 
ments of veterinary surgery. Could the sinus be anticipated, or in all 
cases eradicated, the principal difficulty would be removed; but intelli- 
gent as the horse is, it proves impossible to make the animal compre- 
hend the necessity for quietude. Hence any trivial accident may lead to 
injuries of so extensive a character and so malignant a nature as will set 
the best endeavors or the most consummate skill at defiance. 
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