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tissue of any wound adjacent to the hoof of soHpeds. Dur- 

 ing sclerogenesis of wounds about the' feet a considerable 

 amount of modified horn tissue is always produced and the 

 result is the "horn cicatrix" so frequently seen after the 

 barbed wire wounds of horses' pasterns. This example is a 

 striking illustration of the hoof-producing powers of the 

 region. 



