J. Harris, of New York city, has recentlypatented an apparatus by means of which the legs or feetof a horse, or other animal, may be kept moist for any de-sired time. He arranges an india rubber water bag aroundthe neck and leads therefrom flexible pipes, which extend tothe legs of the animal.… … minute holes, and are enveloped in flannel or other suitableabsorbent material, so that water or liniment, which oozesslowly out, is distributed over the entire surface of the legsor feet. By this means a sufficient quantity of liquid is suppliedto keep the extremities of the animal damp for a…
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