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therefore be changed from the vertical to the oblique, in both a forward and a back- 

 ward direction, the object being to infiltrate the mass as far as it can be penetrated 

 by the innumerable small sinuses converging to the outer' channel. To do this part 

 well, one strong man is better than several hands, if the horse's head be held steady, 

 and an assistant hand the instruments, etc. 'l take the horse's foot forward upon my 

 knee, and, as a rule, succeed in performing the operation without giving much pain 

 to cause the horse to resist ; thoifgh difficulty, requiring a little, exceptional care, 

 may occasionally occur when previous,treatment and torture have been resorted' to. 

 Now for the effect that follows : The foot is released and placed on the ground, and 

 once ot twice the animal stamps, indicating that a smarting is produced by the caus- 

 tic agent; but in a brief space of time that passes, and signs of ease are manifest. 

 On examining the foot in as short a time as four hours after the operation, I have 

 found the tumor sensibly subsided, and all the symptoms favorable. "We have been 

 in the habit (members of my family used this excellent remedy before me) of repeat- 

 ing the injection of the preparation the 

 It iliiksSHk second time after the lapse of twelve to 

 twenty-four hours, and again, . after a sim- 

 ilar interval, a third time. And this gen- 

 eral rule seems to Ine to recommend itself, 

 and admit of explanation in this way : At 

 first all the structures are so engorged that 

 the agent cannot be forced through the 

 morbid deposit'; but in proportion as the 

 diseased structures are reached, they are 

 destroyed, and shrink, and in each succeed- 

 ing application the, fluid caustic is pressed 

 round the withered, wasted substance, until 

 the whole comes away in the space of a week 

 or little more, when the cure is advanced 

 far, and thereafter rapidly effected, This 

 represents the progress of a good cure. 

 Sometimes the application has to be re- 

 Fxo. 852. — An Ideal Representation of a peated several times, at intervals of two or 

 Foot Showing Bad Condition three days ; but where delay is essential, I 



of Quittor. diminish the activity of the preparation by 



adding a double portion of spirit. 



The following treatment for quittor was given the writer by 

 one of the most successful practitioners in the country, who claims 

 it will cure any case, in fact, leaving nothing to be desired when 

 used properly :— 



In the first stage of quittor inject into every part carefully two or three times a 

 day the following lotion : — 



Corrosive sublimate ' I oz. 



' Goulard's extract . F • 2 dr. 



Alcohol . , 4 oz. 



After the fourth day inject twice a day equal parts of the following mixture :— 



Fotassa chloras 2 oz., 



Potassa permanganas 1 oz. 



Hydrochloric acid i } oz. 



TPater .......... 8 oz. 



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