540, 41 L. Ed. 1007; Hodge v. Sloan, 107 N. Y. 244, 17 N. B. 385, 1 Am. St. Rep. 816. With reference to contracts between individuals, a restraint of trade is said to be “general” or "special.” A contract which forbids a person tv employ his talents, industry, or capital in any undertaking within the limits of the state or country is in “general’* restraint of trade; if It forbids him to employ himself in a designated trade or business, either for a limited time or within a prescribed area or district, it is in “special?” restraint of trade. See Holbrook v.