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DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



Fig. 764.— Arteries of the 

 Foot Injected. 



from personal 

 ence. If the case can 

 be treated as soon as 

 the disease begins to de- 

 velop, bleed from the 

 neck vein from four to 

 eight quarts, according 



1. Transverse section of the 

 hoof. ' 

 %. Horny lamina;. 



3. Vascular lamlnte. 



4. 5. Small cells between the 

 podophyllous and the keraphyl- 

 lous tissues. 



6. Section of the tubes of the 

 hoof. 



As will be seen, this beautiful 

 structure is entirely destroyed in 

 the front part of the foot, as 

 shown in Iflg. 775. 



hausted. It may also be caused by inflamma- 

 tion passing from other parts of the body, to 

 the feet, but not often ; but by whatever cause, 

 it is the same, namely, excess of blood in the 

 feet. 



Treatment. — It is eyident that when such 

 a large volume of blood as passes through 

 the foot is obstructed, and active inflammation 

 is set up, that there must not only be great lo- 

 cal but general disturbance, and that it is not 

 only necessary but of importance to relieve 

 this as quickly as possible, if results would be 

 prevented which would destroy the health and 

 mobility of the foott The inflammation is pri- 

 marily limited to the sensitive lamina and sole, 

 which, if allowed to go on, seriously involves 

 the periosteum and bone, when it is called 

 peditis, which is of a more serious character, 

 and specially referred to farther on. I will 

 first give the treatment pursued by Dr. Sum- 

 merville,* a practitioner of great experience, 

 and success, with whom I studied. I include 

 it mainly because I know of its effectiveness 

 experi- 



-A..2. 



Fig. 765.— Section of Hoof Lamina Largely Magnified. 



* Dr. William SummervUle, No. 127 Erie St., Buffalo, N. T. 



