Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-16

4 farmer showed me a few lays ago hand
some Jersey COW which was so unfortunate rs
TO get Il broken leg III the pasture q year ago
last summer He did not know howit was done,
she was found upon as smooth f1eld a. he
had. As n foot path crossed the tield and a
she had a slight cut upon the inside of the Lex
opposite to the break, ii Is quite possible that
it was done with stone. thrown by some
careless or malicious person. The break was
in the hind leg, about five inches above the
gambrel Joint. and was apparently g bad
break
The neighbo1s all advised him TO kill her
immediately. 1t could not be set. II wa
hot weather She was forward with calf, and
it was no use to try 1t, was the universal opin-
ION. and he said he did tell the boy to bring
the AK and he would kill her. but her patient
look and licking his hand as IT appealing to
him for sympathy and help when he went VI
TO her. was too much lie decided to try to
get her TO the barn and zee if he could set the
leg and save the COW. With the assistanca
OF the neighbors she was put upon n sled and
drawn to the barn. Then with ropes and
meal bags sling WAS made, III which sha
was hung up so as to stand upon three sound
legs, while the broken one hung il a hola
made on purpose.
The splints and bandages he made himself
and put on himself, although not pretending
to much surgical skill but he had scarcely
hope enough Of saving the COW to venture to
employ doctor TO do the job, for he was q.
poor man. and thought the loss Of the COW
would be enough without spending any money
on her ] think he is also one of that sort
who think they can do what other people can.
or at least have confidence enough IL them
selves to try to do what other people can do
/ if they have occasion to do SO. Having Sc
/ cured the COW in her sling IL the shed and
| set the bone as well as he could. he made a
! practice of wettinC II with a Imminent made 10y
| sleeping NORWOOD and smartweed together
and mixing it with cider brandy.
/ When he thought the bone had had time to
/ knit together. he used to take the bandage oil
| two or three times a day. for a little while
each time. and bathe and rub the Leg. After
a while the bandage was gradually .loosened,
and about nine weeks after the accident II was
taken OFF altogether and the COW let out of the
| stable During this time she had not lost d
single feed and had improved IL flesh. and
had seemed TO enjoy her position as invalid
much better than human patients do. The
leg was when l saw it year after the acct
dent. as perfect any leg, and the COW prom
ises to be. as she is now. a very valuable COW
for many years. l have told of this because
many farmers have the idea that il is absolute
" necessary to slaughter any animal which i.
so unfortunate as to get a limb broken. Some
animals may not be worth the trouble of set
ting the leg and taking proper care Of II
Some may be so wild rs 10 render the taking
care of them much more trouble than it would
be if tame but if the animal Is worth the saw
ing there is no more need OF killing them b
cause of broken bone than of killing MAJ
for the same reason. 80 l0UHq FOy7Hcr' 4.
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