Show BROKEN BONES choso nt a will knit if they ire properly treated it is a common opinion that a horses bones once broken never unite this is a standard error A man who talks cf curing in a horse ia pretty sure of a rebuke or sneer tho attempt to cure is seldom made because tho borso is rarely worth the cost be may after all remain permanently stiff and lamo and tor that reason fail of compensating for he outlay of keep and treatment the horse because of his environments and ducioa is exposed to bo many accidents resulting in broken bones although it is not to bo denied that many such untoward happenings are directly due to carelessness in the construction of insecure stalls and pei them to mingle with one another as in pasture without first removing the hind shoes BO hat the dorco of a kick playfully or intentionally administered may be rendered harmless fractures of the limbs are by far the most frequent and often necessitate sacrifice of the unfortunate creathie crea tuie while in general the symptoms of a broken leg are evident enough occasions will present themselves when it will be difficult perhaps impossible to decide upon the exact nature of the injury the most impressive feature about a broken limb is the more or less complete inability to use the injured member this suspicion being further strengthened by the history of its sudden occurrence and following the receipt of como injury motion at a part of the limb usually devoid of mobility is fairly positive proof of fracture and is expressed by the term dangling of tho leg if the leg should be shorter than the opposite one fracture cf course would bo abo first opinion to entertain ter tain but no testimony is comparable to that known as which is tho sound produced b y rubbing together of pieces of broken bone to elicit this bourn without inflicting unnecessary pain it ia requisite to manipulate the parts gently and carefully the repair of broken bone is one of natures many interesting processes which art merely aims to assist by adjusting the fragments in as nearly a normal position as can be obtained and maintaining it until firm union is established it is in this connection that the greatest obstacle presents itself subjects with severe bona injuries are difficult to restrain and often manage to disarrange tha dressings however ingeniously ly devised in spite of tho best directed precautions whenever n break is complete and involves n long bone of the limb efforts should not bo made to cure except in the case of valuable breeding marea or stallions unless it be some favorite pet in whose behalf an indulgent owner is willing to devote time and money fractures of the bones entering into the formation of the hip are quite common and generally follow as the result of severe falls in these particular cases treatment is often the means of ic storing an animal after several months to a condition almost as good and as before tho accident all ahat can usually bo done is to suspend the patient in a sling so as to prevent lying down allowing nature in her own way to mond tha damaged bone successful management in all cases of fracture calls for bound judgment anil nice adjustment of whatever dressing or bandaging is employed and offers an excellent opportunity for voter to display their tact and skill the period has not long elapsed when to have received such a hurt was quite equivalent to undergoing a sentence of death for the suffering animal and perhaps today a similar verdict ia pro bounced iu many basea in which the exorcise of a little mechanical ingenuity with a duo amount of careful nursing might secure ft contrary result and insure the return of the patient former condition of usefulness A fracture in n horse Is in fact no loss amenable to treatment than the same description of injury io any other creature but the question of propriety and expediency of treatment ia dependent upon certain collateral considerations cincinnati enquirer linro unter with a vate tho yak or wild ox of tibet am spirit to turn and attack n hunter it might prove a formidable antagonist it it had more perseverance colonel in his account of travels in the tibetan mountains describes an adventure which illustrates the yak disposition though bo hunted yaks often this waa the only time that the matter threatened to become serious for him 1 I was returning to my caina ho writes whon I 1 bm several old yaks grazing on a little plateau I 1 alrod on them and buo ouo fell anil slipped down the snowy stunned by his fall he lay motionless at the bottom of tho ravine I 1 ran to him As as ho saw me borne hundred feet from him lie rose and tried to nee I 1 fired but the ball did not touch him then he turned and rushed at me I 1 had only twy cartridges I 1 fired ono at R distance of 70 leer and one at a distance of 60 feet from him he stopped when lie was quito near roe holding liis head down and lashing his sides with hia tail I 1 ans near enough to teo his little eyes and the blood which ran from his nostrils if he had bad a little more decision and energy I 1 should have been lost I 1 could not get away and I 1 had no weapon but my empty ann we stood looking at each other presently he raided his head and stopped lashing his sides with bis tail evidently be wag bar oer his anger I 1 threw myself on the ground and without taking my eyes off him crawled backward suma CO feet then I 1 jumped up and walked away as fast as possibly pos I 1 did not breathe freely until some feet lay beewen us unmolested the yak is an inoffensive animal it is to bo hoped that this one detill alive to reflect with proper satisfaction on his victory over colonel pre jev alsky an experience in telepathy some few yeara ago I 1 was a guest iu the home of an intimate friend whose unmarried sister also an associate of my own was away at the time my hostess whom I 1 shall call mrs J was taken suddenly and seriously ill the family doctor was summoned but as he was away a strange physician was called and ho was in attendance upon airs J when at midnight her own doctor arrived early on the following morning I 1 received a telegram from the absent sister saying Is anything wrong at home answer immediately I 1 replied and before the day was over a letter addressed to me and mailed when the telegram was sent came from the absent sister saying 1 I have had a peculiar and impressive dream of home I 1 saw A lying on the bed as if very ill weilu in the dressing room as if in consultation were two doctors dr L the family physician and a stranger a tall dark mail whom dr L addressed as dr bice so impressed am I 1 that something is wrong that I 1 write to yon in order to know as eoon as possible the meaning of this vision her dream wag aa vivid a portrayal of what waa act nilly occurring at her home during the night as I 1 personally present could have given sho was almost correct as to he name of the strange doctor whom she heard addressed as dr kice but choso whoso name waa reed it will be offered in explanation that she was anxious about home and naturally dreamed of her sister but this explanation will not suffice for she was a girl much away from homo the married sister was never ill and no member of the family had ever freen or heard of the uge physician that the sick sister was thinking of the absent one I 1 know she was a woman of determined will and of unusual magnetic power as her success as a public speaker attests may she not her desires have unconsciously thrown upon ho mind of the absent one certain photographic revelations of what was actually occurring metaphysical magazine n W flattery proof howell van rensselaer gibbon thoughtfully picked up the terrier which was reposing in his favorite chair aid deposited it on the floor in a somewhat astonished condition aa to taking flattery he remarked most men are ten times as bad as women ill admit that it is actually amusing it agreed the young lady in abo pink waist cautiously she was not sure of paint and because I 1 recognize the fact went on mr gibbon 1 I am in a measure protected and exempt in not I 1 think I 1 am proof it would take a pretty clever person to flatter me lr indeed it would I 1 chimed in the girl in the pink waist rapturously for she bad struck ground ive thought that of yon for a long time it et howell beamed have yon ho said it only how much in sympathy we are I 1 have my failings of course but susceptibility to flattery ianca one of them everybody knows that promptly acquiesced the girl in the pink waist most men rather liko it and so wo do it but bow I 1 should never dream of trying to flatter you I 1 she finished with a little burst of confidence mr gibbon appeared gratified 1 I should hope so ho remarked she let her eyes lest on him pensively and when she spoke it was as though hall to herself ordinary men actually revel in tho nice things we poor girls havo to think ap to say to them yon cant imagine what a relief it is to talk to a man with a broad and sensible mind to talk to yon mr gibbon there was n seraphic peace on howells countenance as he said good night and beut out through the hall with the firm nud buoyant stride of a man who feels in his soul that ho is an exception tho arl in tho pink waist stood ho had left her the big lamp and appeared to bo thinking AH at once arho chuckled gleefully and softly but howell knew chicago nes in every apartment the screen is absolutely sol necessary ir shuts the angly beat hides a bedroom door and conceals dressers di essers which iu any apartment are BO hideous |