A TOWN A DAY IN OKLAHOMA 75 



to twenty-four hours was the length of my stay 

 in any place. 



When I could get absolutely no veterinary 

 work to do in a town I would sell the local black- 

 smith or horse-shber some of by "corn killer." 

 This corn killer stunt I learned from a veteri- 

 narian in Arkansas and it was a winner with the 

 blacksmiths. It consists of a few crystals of 

 iodin and a small vial of turpentine. When the 

 corn in the horse's foot has been thoroughly pared 

 out a few of the iodin crystals are placed in the 

 cavity and a few drops of the turpentine poured 

 on it. A miniature explosion occurs and the 

 entire area in the foot turns a dark brown color 

 at once. It really has value as a dessicant and 

 antiseptic, as the resulting chemical change forces 

 the iodin into every crevice of the horn. 



The miniature explosion which occurs, border- 

 ing on the spectacular, makes it a good seller to 

 horse-shoers. I would sell them enough for about 

 three applications and then write down the ingre- 

 dients for them, charging whatever I thought the 

 fellow would stand for; if he looked like an "easy 

 mark" I might charge him a five spot, making 

 him promise on his honor never to divulge the 

 secret. Maybe in the next town, if I could do no 

 better, I would sell the same "secret" for one 

 dollar. 



So if there are some practitioners in Oklahoma 

 now who are wondering where their blacksmiths 

 got this dope they may know that the Itinerant 

 Horse Physician "put them wise to it." 



In many of these Oklahoma towns where no 

 veterinarians had located as yet I was asked to 



