. A treatise on the horse and his diseases : illustrated, containing an "Index of diseases," which gives the symptoms, cause, and the best treatment of each, a table giving all the principal drugs ..., a table with an engraving of the horse's teeth at different ages ..., a valuable collection of receipts, and much other valuable information. passes into the 4 represents one of these nails, which was driven into the hoof, and slivered indrivin<r one thin blade passing into the quick or sensitive sole. No. 5, the thick bladeof the nail, passed out of the wall of the hoof for clinching
. A treatise on the horse and his diseases : illustrated, containing an "Index of diseases," which gives the symptoms, cause, and the best treatment of each, a table giving all the principal drugs ..., a table with an engraving of the horse's teeth at different ages ..., a valuable collection of receipts, and much other valuable information. passes into the 4 represents one of these nails, which was driven into the hoof, and slivered indrivin<r one thin blade passing into the quick or sensitive sole. No. 5, the thick bladeof the nail, passed out of the wall of the hoof for clinching. After a few days the horsewas returned lame, and, upon removal of the shoe, a nail similar to the above was brokenofi\ leaving a sliver in the foot. ensued, from which the horse died L pon dissect-in<i the loot, a portion of the nail was found to have penetrated through the cothn bone,asseen in Fig. 2, letter A, thus sacrificing the life of a valuable animal. A« the remedy lies with the owner of the horse, it is for him to prohibit any cold-rolledor sheared nails being used in his horses feet. The only Hot-forged and Ham-^r^.^ointed Horse-Shoe Nail in the World that is not cut, clipped kor^JarSTpon thV?o7nt tnd will not split in driving, is the PUTNAM NAIL. See thatvour horse is shod with this nail, and avoid all This drawing was made from a nail,showing the lamination of iron in the COLD-ROLLED AND SHEARING prOCeSS. This drawing was made from the nailtaken from the hoof and coffin bone, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2.
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjecthorses, bookyear1884
