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on the left shoulder for about eighteen months. The ulcei 

 had been eaten out with arsenic some time before, and a 

 quantity of matter discharged, but it had now ceased run- 

 ning altogether, and was terribly swollen and inflamed. In 

 the crown of the tumor was an indentation half as large as 

 a tea-cup. The mare was quite thin in flesh, and in every 

 way her condition was bad, with a high fever, a hard pulse, 

 and the hair dry and bristling. This was a case peculiarly 

 adapted to test the May-apple liniment, which was used 

 faithfully, and accompanied with such other treatment as the 

 condition" of the patient required. In six weeks the tumor 

 was gone, and all that remained was a small sore. The cure 

 was perfect, and, except a t/'ifling scar, marking the site of 

 the indentation above-mentioned, every trace of the disease 

 was removed. 



In the same neighborhood was an old mare, the property 

 of Mr. Joseph Sharp, with a fistula on both sides. It had 

 been eaten out with arsenic — twice upon one side, and once 

 on the other — and the shoulders, still very much swollen, 

 were dreadfully mangled, exhibiting great dish-like indenta- 

 tions where the poison had completely destroyed the tissues. 

 This case, having been on hand three years, proved obstinate 

 in the extreme. Six months were required to effect a cure, 

 yet it: was accomplished at last, and no recurrence of the 

 disease ever followed. 



The next case to be mentioned was badly managed. Mr. 

 J. P. James had a fine young horse, with an unusually large 

 * fistula on the very top of the shoulder, and extending nearly 

 equally on both sides. Matter had not begun to collect, and 

 the fever was terrible. The May-apple liniment was left, with 

 full directions, but being allowed to remain on the tumor for 

 forty-eight hours at once, a thick crust was formed, which 

 soon peeled off, exposing a hard, tough, glazed surface, upon 

 ^hich subsequent applications seemed to have no effect what- 

 ever. At that period, 1848, the corrosive liniment had not 

 come into use, and it was only after five months of almost 

 unremitting attention that the sore was finally healed. A 



