Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-28
MENplNG BROKEN LEGS.
A Subject which Il Worthy OF Thought
full Consideration.

A Subject which IL worthy OF Thought
full Consideration.
A broken leg of n domestic animal IL
often considered sufficient cause for In
slant death, thus putting the poor Great
urc ont of pain. a farmer last spring
found one of his young COWS in pasture
with a hind leg broken about three
inches above the gambrcl joint. She
was loaded upon n sled and hauled t.
the barn. When unloaded she jumped
up and stood on three feet. The neigh
bors advised killing her. but the Owner
said: $50 long rs she can get up alone
she can live" The farmers helped tit
some sticks around, and some lnimcnl
that happened to be in the house wa
put on. hoping it might do some good
In week the COW got the sticks of
and they were replaced, but 1t Is moi
certain that they did any good. In o
few days they were of again. llaying
began and the COW was Let out into the
field to Craze. The leg had swcllcd tt
large callous lump around the brcal
and she began to use il and go MI abou
the field and especially into tho grain
She soon could run ~ fast rs hoy.
She was dried of directly after the &C.
cidcnt, and is now doing well. Nature
healed the leg. She might II kept alone
be useful dairy COW, but rs her ownc,
keeps twenty-five bo prefers sound
ones.
Another case was much more re
markable. A very high-spirited five
ycar.old mare and her mate ran with
wagon on the highway with no driver
She stepped in q hole Just big enough
for her right forcfoot and the ankle
was smashed on the edge of plank
that covered the little bridge. Yet
their momentum pulled the foot out
and she run on three legs with one foot
dangling. When stopped all the
crowd said; xiii her at once; that
break neyer can be healed" The
owner said: III could have taken two
hundred and fifty dollars for her. and
will II necessary spend that on saving
her."
They drew herfour miles and stopped
in the village two weeks, then drew her
home, four miles further. For two
months they had watchers nights and
kept the leg constantly wet with So
luton of carbolic acid Zone of acid to
forty Of watcr) and also wet with tinct.
ure of arnica, with the addition Of from
one TO two ounces Of laudanum to a
quart of the tincture when In the great
est pain; when quiet the laudanum was
omitted. The mechanical aids were
ron straps covered with leather fast
sned.to the hoof by screws and around
the leg just below the knee. Thirteen
pieces of bone came out; eight pieces
were of such size that 1t was believed
that all the bone in two inches OF space
came out.
The health of the mare was good.
After about eight months she was turned
to pasture, and as the irons chafed the
knee they were taken of and the foot
turned somewhat Now the marc has
nice colt four months old. The hoof
Is growing out new. the ankle is large
and stiff, but the mare can travel last
and easily and is highly priced rs o
breeder. About one hundred and
twenty-five dollars was paid out, be-
sides the owners care, to save the
mare. Some broken legs will readily
heal and a man may we'll think twice
before he kills his horse. 3. Jane
ron, in ~. y T~ihmns