342 FRACTURE OF THE BONE OF THE FORE-ARM. 
four fingers’ breadth. I then fitted to the part four splents of 
light wood surrounded with tow, and these splents were retained 
by other bandages. 
I had the pavement of the stable taken up, and a hollow dug- 
under the fractured limb, and this depression was filled with 
straw, to afford a soft support for the foot. 
The horse was bled, he was confined to white drinks, and 
several injections were given to him daily. 
No bad consequence resulted from the fracture save a slight 
enlargement of the limb during the first few days, but which 
was presently dissipated by lotions of infusion of elder-flowers. 
The only inconvenience which presented itself was a weak¬ 
ness of the loins, on account of which the horse was unable 
to support himself on his hind limbs, but was continually bear¬ 
ing on the slings. At the end of sixty days the skin was not 
in the slightest degree excoriated, which proved the advantage 
of my contrivance. 
On the 25th day, the splents were deranged, and I unrolled 
the bandages : there was still some slight movement between the 
fractured pieces. I re-applied the rollers as at first. 
The horse did well—his appetite was good, and his rations 
were increased. All the functions were properly discharged ; 
but we continued to administer injections from time to time. 
On the fortieth day he began to rest on the fractured leg. 
The weakness of the loins, however, continued, and gave me 
some disquiet as to the future usefulness of the horse. I sus¬ 
pected that it was some sad affection of the part, and I endea¬ 
voured to remedy it by emollient cataplasms, and then by tonic 
frictions. 
On the sixtieth day, the bandages were taken from the limb : 
the fracture had been well consolidated, and the horse rested his 
weight upon it. As he was led out of this stable to another, we 
observed that he was a little lame. Having arrived at his new 
residence, he lay down ; and during three weeks that he was 
kept there, he was almost continually lying down, although he 
had the range of the whole stable. 
After all, the proprietor having discovered that the horse 
would not have been sold had it not been for this affection of 
the loins, determined to have him destroyed. He walked to the 
knacker’s without the slightest lameness. 
Journalj Dec, 1834. 
