Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02


size and strength OF the patient. When
human patient. for instance. Is laid
mp with broken limb the injured mem
Der can be quite easily set and tightly
confined with spllnts aud bandages,
and the patient has intelligence enough
TO keep stan during the process of heal
ing.
A BROKEN LEG.
But with horse the question OF
treatment is different When a frnc-
turc occurs II Is more often u very
severe one. with perhaps several splin-
tered pieces OF bone The bone is
moreover. yeIw hard 10 set. on account
Of the bulk and strength of the mus
cles of the horses limbs. when the
hreak Is near the hip It Is said to be
next to impossible to set the bone.
The question Of treating an injured
horse is usually a matter Of dollars
and cents. and not question OF sentl-
ment, as with human beings. Hence II
II viii not pay to incur the risk and
trouble and expense OF caring for the
horse. he Is killed at once. In nine out
or ten cases of fracture. say the doc
tors, the result OF restoring the leg
does not pay for the expenditure. The
broken leg Is never SO strong as he
FORE. II is 'ommon suppositlou that
horses with broken legs are not often
treated because the bone VIII not unite
or knit That Is not the case. When
once set the bone will readily unite
again. but. as said before. the treat
ment Is difficult and expensive.
KEEPING HIM ON HIS FEET.
An illustration shows the method OF
suspendlng horse during treatment
for fracture. or when from any cause
the animal ia unable to stand. The
scene OF the picture is the Interior OF
tho Rnuinn NafarinnF-xr IIngVtta1
horse in the foreground Is suffering
from sickness which renders him un-
able to stand, and to prevent injury
he is supported on his feet by the hoist
ing blanket and slinEs.
THE AMBULANCE.
In the background is seen the hos
pital ambulance. which can be sum-
moned IN all cases Of emergency, or
where the horse is too sick to travel
II was especially constructed with a
view TO Its use. and the fact that its
daily calls are on the average four or
nve shows how great is Its demand
Ihe ambulance has "A false floor
which can be lowered on an incline 10
the streets surface. The horse is then
placed upon 1t and. after being securely
fastened to prevent injury, is hauled
into the ambulance by means OF
wlndlass. Next padded hood Is
placed on his head so that II cannot
get bruised. and the animal is trans
ported to his destination. This ambu-
lance may frequently be seen in the
streets Of Boston. transferring dis
aoled horses TO the hospital.
A BUSY PLACE.
1t is very interesting to watch the
methods OF conducting the hospital on
a busy day. A call Will come In for
the ambulance, which Is run almost as
HiNr.nH To-.
the horse comes into the hospital, as
shown in the picture, and then an ex- |
animation is made, and the owner noti- |
He'd how badly the animal Is injured.
When the horse Is not able to walk. |
the false floor OF the ambulance is run |
out and the patient turned over on 10 |
II and drawn in. on reaching the |
,,is,,i. siings shown in the
and " he can use HIS legs at all he Is |
kept up; 4. not, the thick layer of tan |
marx which is kept upon the floor pre- |
vents the body being bruised or cut |
by the animals efforte 20 rise.
On a cold winter day, especially fol-
lowing period OF bad weather. AS
many as six or seven horses may be
seen lying In the center OF the tan-bark
space In all stages OF aaootimn. This
- a peculiar disease, causing great |
losses In heavy team horses particu-
iarly, and can be better prevenfed |
IMAM cured. II 1t happens that a horse
Us taken with this disease. the first
sylnp1onls are sweating and loss of
tnh SNeE OF the mind legs, and the great
thlns 70 remember is not 10 atten1pt 10 |
make the horse walk. but 10 l,et him M
ohue INTO The nearest stable by means
OF the ambulance
neneVer surgical operation is nec-
HAA'S' horses are not oholoroforfned.