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disease due to Leptus autumnalis, the Harvest Bug, described by 

 Friedberger and Fleming. Ticks : Anderssen on the bush tick of 

 South Africa. Fleas: various methods for removal of them. 

 Lice. The Debmatophytic Diseases op the Dos : their general 

 characters. St. Cyr's conclusions. Tinea tonsubans v. " Ring- 

 wobm." Not to be confounded with Simple Herpes. Tinea Favosa 

 v. " Honeycomb Ringwobm." . . . 214— 244 



CHAPTER XI.— THE LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM. 



Separation of Epiphyses. Fbactube : of walls of cranium, of lower 

 jaw, of vertebral, of ribs, of pelvis, of bones of the fore limb. Treat- 

 ment of fractures. Blaine on application of splints. Peuch on 

 fractured tibia. Mayhew on setting fractures. Fractured meta- 

 tarsals. False Joint. Dislocations : of elbow-joint, of shoulder, 

 of knee, hock, patella, coxee, femoral-joint, small joints of the foot. 

 Luxation of the lower jaw. Anchylosis and Exostosis. Stiff 

 joints, splints, spavins. Spbains. Laceration of the trapezius 

 muscle in the cat. The FOOT : examination of it as to soundness. 

 Sore or over-worn Feet. " Founder." Mange as affecting the feet. 

 Sinuous ulcer beneath the Claw. Thorns. Wounds. Overgrown 

 Claws. Amputation op the Toe. " Dew Claws." Parasites be- 

 tween the Toes. Congenital Depoemities op the Limbs. Wolsten- • 

 holme's case. Tenotomy. Cancerous diseases of Bones, Ostitis, and 

 Periostitis. Amputation of the whole limb . . 245 — 257 



CHAPTER XII.— POISONING. 



In its practical aspects. Toxicological and other experiments with drugs 

 on dogs. Idiosyncrasies of these animals. Cabbolic Acid, its 

 specific action on carnivora. Broad, of Bath, his method of using it 

 with safety, and his treatment for carbolic poisoning. Kuude's 

 treatment in the same emergency. Tobacco Water and Hellebore 

 solutions. Mebcuby Compounds. Eczema mercuriale. Bennett 

 on the effects of mercury on bones and its analogy to supposed 

 syphilitic lesion's. VEGETABLE POISONING. Not common in 

 dog. How he obtains mineral poisons. Treatment. Stbychnia. 

 Valenti on monobromide of camphor. Feser on the toxic action of 

 strychnia nitrate. Butler's successful case of strychnia poisoning. 

 Lead poisoning. EUTHANASIA. Carbonic-acid poisoning (Dr. 



