specific effect of others in certain skin 

 diseases, and from the almost miracu- 

 lous cure of certain locaHzed infections 

 when the proper iodine medication is 

 appHed in these. 



So sure are the effects of iodine, in 

 a curative way, in certain diseased con- 

 ditions among domestic animals, that it 

 has value in this regard from a diag- 

 nostic standpoint. Given a case ap- 

 parently of this type for handling, the 

 practitioner can be assured that he has 

 erred in his diagnosis if iodine, in 

 proper preparation and correct applica- 

 tion, does not effect a cure. To illus- 

 trate this, I need only refer to that dis- 

 eased condition of the skin commonly 

 termed "ring worm." 



It is nothing unusual, in a veterinary 

 practice, to see the curative effects of 

 iodine applications demonstrated in cer- 

 tain chronic conditions, of the articula- 

 tions for instance, after various other 

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