. Dadd's theory and practice of veterinary medicine and surgery. Veterinary medicine. DISEASES OF THE BONES. 599 credit, condescends to reason the case with these foolish people; and what he says is so much to the purpose, that we can not refrain from introducing it here: ' The disease, in ordinary cases, is said to consist in a softening about the extremity of the tail, and is to be distinguished by the point of the tail being easily doubled back upon itself, and having, at this doubling, a soft and rather crepi- tating kind of feel. But what is the real state of the case ? The tail is length
. Dadd's theory and practice of veterinary medicine and surgery. Veterinary medicine. DISEASES OF THE BONES. 599 credit, condescends to reason the case with these foolish people; and what he says is so much to the purpose, that we can not refrain from introducing it here: ' The disease, in ordinary cases, is said to consist in a softening about the extremity of the tail, and is to be distinguished by the point of the tail being easily doubled back upon itself, and having, at this doubling, a soft and rather crepi- tating kind of feel. But what is the real state of the case ? The tail is lengthened out to the extent of about three feet, and is formed like a common whip. Toward the extremity the bones terminate gradually, becoming insensibly smaller as they proceed downward. At this part is said to be found a soft place (the tail- slip). Beyond this, again, a firm cartilaginous portion is found, covered with hair, to brush off the flies within its reach. Now, why have we the long columns of bones—the termination with a soft space of a few inches—this thickened, hard, cartilaginous part at the very extremity, and that extremity covered with hair, but with a view to form a whip, to drive off, with the greatest possible effect, the insects which wound and torment the animal ?'" After such testimony as the above, I firmly believe that the readers of this work will never be caught in the foolish act of lo- cating paralysis at the extremity of the caudal Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dadd, George H. , b. 1813. [from old catalog]. Cincinnati, R. W. Carroll & co.
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