Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-10-01

was held on Thursdsy evening, Sept. 9th,
when the question OF ne diseases 81 he
horses foot was cons cred, IN a very lie
and instructive NAME. TIE prime, al
speaker was Dr.. s II. TewkSbGry Of
Portland. who iuustia ed his remarks ~
frequent reference { diagrams and re
use OF anomatieal sp linens. 1t vii Ne
difficult to make an i elligibla rep0r. Of
his valuable address, Without the ale o.
sketches and diagram but we viii e.
deavor 10 give son Of the import Mt
points.
ADDRESS or DE- EwKsrURY.
Alter some brief il o'lactory rrm1rs 5,
the DR., said In spe King of the extre n
tiles OF the horse, sLtn use those tern :,
so far as in ny power. that are generally
used by horse msn, fer the reason, that |
think. shall be more fully understood.
Yet they are Ear from being anatomically
correct. For instance. What i regarded
as the knee OF the horse. Is really nothing
more than the wrist; what il generally
regarded Is the leg OF a horse i his arm :;
the fore foot is his finger; the s,ifie is
really the knee; the hook is his ankle or
foot. and all the parts below that are his
toes. In noticing the structure Of these
parts, we observe most strikingly their
analogy to the human frame, and We are
constantly reminded 10 our Investigations,
how closely nature has associated man
and the horse in their physical eonsiruc-
ton and their diseases; and this should
lead Us to treat more tenderlv that noble
animal, that is ever ady to serve III,
and j. also willing. ien properly and
kindly treated, in rctu n 10 love US.
will call Your at, rtion, in the Il II
place, 10 the bony co, ruction OF ths tX-
tremitieS and will &C mence with tlst
Joint which, in The no. s, knowA ~ te
knee ami corresponds with the wrist in
man, and which i per iaps more complex
than auy to which :. Il have occ,sien
to allude This joi of the knee co1-
sistS Of eight bones, besides the bones
that connect from stove and be.ow.
They are arranged in two rows, one
above the other. The upper row, which
bears tho SAME name and il analogous to
that in the human rice, ariculale with
the bone that runs irO / he knee Ia the
elbow or the horses BOULDER This i
called The ''y,,jiUS" same - the ''ra-
diu>7 in the human system. The next
we have below are the bones that torn
the interior row of the knee, which ariic-
ulste with the cannon bone below The Two
split bones The lercS extending from
the wrist or knee O the horse down 70
the fetlcck are three. The are all n
analogy 60 the len, in III, palm ef e
hand The FIVE bone ,XiS,ji . in the I
man system are in III horse lnergeG o
three. the cannon hol and 1.-The two p It
bones. The external md tie intern {.
These bones extend "a, tive th.ylS II
the way down the car N bone. and.
the Young subject. p no ,rticuL, u
or Ioay union. We eat come to e
true finger o. the bor- In analogy tel r.
FIVE fingers OF the huj u system. T., e
fingers are merged il one Which Is e
upper paS;crn, INC yer = eru. prd
the pedal or coffin Jo I-t,e Ion, 8.
as ! said, are rrurySe ELY tn, eng.
a. perfect 81, j, j, ? S>hlc,o eu,.o L
them The fr>, .o, s. the ulp,r
tenn to',, AID the rt;.I i,in, i Il, proal
OF y,fir ,., Then instead 5'l+.. =
a case f.r 'hy cu-vrto go .uta. g., .t,
a nail, the oficy CT v-icL j. Pa l'.
8, The hoof ,n protect 'he eud OF tIe ca
ger hom confusion * INST hard >uL>tan-
ccs.
In addition 20 these. viii name very
important bone. in its relation to disease.
which Is the uayicular bone. II lies pos
,crially to the inferior pa>tern, and Is a
very important bone to be held in remem-
brince
Then we have various se>amoid bones,
which are louud upon the back part Of
the te,loc& Of the horse Their Office is
10 make a leverage upon the same pru-
ciplc that when You ret lry under
weight which You wis TO lit, YOU wan,
3 fu.,rum.
viii now call Won -uea,ion To iog.e
points Of the hind IL , called, III, IL
proper. the knee and foot. The -ii,
- the true knee Of the 1rse, and al t.c
knee i, has got. This nee is made P
loves, cr, similar l>r cards number NJ q
construction 70 that Of De hanIan syse en-.
he, - ,uc rn,nd ~. which is r.,
strongest and heaviest one IN the h. So :;
il articUIate, tn 4 nip. Thsn you
come down further, al You find auo her
bone, with which i, articulalcs, Iud
extends down 10 The h ,k This bonv j.
arranged 50 Is 10 si,e I lar.e amount oi
motion, and We have -. In addition to
that. the knee cap or "a which j.. in it,
structural formation, asriy ike THAI in
the human species. iLis knee cap Is
nothing more nor less than one of these
seSainOid bones 10 which | have called
Your attention, and al cunts to nothing
except To increase The evera2e.
The bone that eNl,l from the stile
joint 10 the hook is cal Il the tibia, from
the fact thai the anciea shepherds Us /
TO make il into ! flute When YOU 30 Q
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