placed in slings, and none of his efforts to
release himself should be allowed to succeed. Hot compresses, cold-water
douches, sweating applications, stimulating frictions, strengthening
charges, blistering ointments of cantharides and the actual cautery, all
have their advocates, but in no case can the immobility obtained by the
slings be dispensed with. In many cases in which the weakness of the
hind quarters was caused by disease of the nervous centers electricity
has also yielded good results.

FOOTNOTES:

[2] This bandage consists of a cloth drenched in warm water or a
dripping bandage laid around the diseased part, then covered by several
layers of woolen blanket or cloth, which is in turn covered by parchment
paper, rubber cloth, or other impervious material. Heat, moisture, and
pressure are obtained by such a bandage if water is poured upon it
several times daily.

DISEASES OF THE FETLOCK, ANKLE, AND FOOT.

By A. A. HOLCOMBE, D. V. S.,

_Veterinary Inspector, Bureau of Animal Industry._

ANATOMICAL REVIEW OF THE FOOT.

In a description of the foot of the horse it is customary to include
only the hoof and its contents, yet, from a zoological standpoint, the
foot includes all the leg from the knee and the hock down.

The foot of the horse is undoubtedly the most important part of the
animal, so far as veterinary surgery is concerned, for the reason that
it is subject to so many injuries and diseases which in part or in whole
render the patient unfit for the labor demanded of him. The old aphorism
"no foot no horse" is as true to-day as when first expressed; in fact,
domestication, coupled with the multiplied uses to which the animal is
put, and the constant reproduction of hereditary defects and tendencies,
has largely transformed the ancient "companion of the wind" into a very
common piece of machinery which is often out of repair, and at best is
but shortlived in its usefulness.

Since the value of the horse depends largely or even entirely upon his
ability to labor, it is essential that his organs of locomotion be kept
sound. To accomplish this end it is necessary not only to know how to
cure all diseases to which these organs are liable but, better still,
how to prevent them.

An important prerequisite to the detection and cure of disease is a
knowledge of the construction and function of the parts which may be
involved in the diseased process. Hence, first of all, the anatomical
structur