. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture [microform] : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry as adapted to Canadian soils and climate : comprising: the field; produce of the farm; stock raising and management; manufactures of the farm; dairy; diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs; farm buildings, modern machinery and implements : counsel to the immigrant-settler, Agriculture; Farms; Agriculture; Exploitations agricoles. If-J '⢠'lift! ;i. â i-!):** T '*â 408 The Canadian Farmer's The reason that horses more seldom die from hydrophobia from bites, is simply that they k
. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture [microform] : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry as adapted to Canadian soils and climate : comprising: the field; produce of the farm; stock raising and management; manufactures of the farm; dairy; diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs; farm buildings, modern machinery and implements : counsel to the immigrant-settler, Agriculture; Farms; Agriculture; Exploitations agricoles. If-J '⢠'lift! ;i. â i-!):** T '*â 408 The Canadian Farmer's The reason that horses more seldom die from hydrophobia from bites, is simply that they know no danger. The imagination or thinking that one has been bitten by a mad dog, has alone brought on the disease in humfn beings in many authenticated cases. The fact of a dog going mad after biting a person need be no cause of fear. Unless the dog is rabid at the time, there is no danger; yet, precaution should always be taken. Bleeding in the horse will never be entirely discarded. It is very well for veterinary surgeons to tell us that it is an exploded because erroneous system. Doubtless it is not necessary to have recourse to the lancet and fleam to as great an extent as was once the fashion ; but the horse is a different patient to the man. We cannot lay our injunction on the horse, in certain cases where rest is necessary, to keep quiet, but we must make him quiet by physical means. When inflammation consists of increased flow of blood to and through certain parts, the only practicable way, in many cases, to abate the inflammation, is to lessen the quantity of blood. " If we take away the fuel, the fire will go ; Blood taken from the jugular, or bleeding at the neck, will lessen the general quantity ; but where inflammation is local, more good will often arise from taking away blood at the part where inflamma- tion is developed. The medical practitioners, not only veterinarians, but those of man, appeav to have run into the opposite extreme froxn the
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