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caution us not to keep the pin in longer than “ 36 hours 
both of which cautions I believe to be erroneous — to have 
been, indeed, the cause of the great number of inflamed 
veins which fell to my lot. 
In the first volume of the ‘ Transactions of a Society for 
the Improvement of Medical and Chirurgical Knowledge/ 
published in 1793, there is a valuable paper, by John Hunter, 
entitled c Observations on the Inflammation of the Internal 
Coats of Veins.’ He says, at page 25, “The operator on 
this animal (the horse) does not always take sufficient care to 
close up the external wound ; for, although the method 
usually employed would at first sight appear to be a good 
one, that is, by a pin passed through the wmund from side to 
side, as in the hare-lip, and over-tied by a thread or hair; 
yet, if not executed with sufficient attention, I should be 
inclined to believe that it is the very w r orst, since it very 
readily promotes inflammation in the cavity of the vein, 
either of the adhesive or suppurative kind, according as the 
ligature does or does not communicate wdth the cavity. 5 ’ 
I hope these few remarks will be found useful, if not to 
the elder at least to the younger branches of the profession ; 
and prevent those unpleasant and troublesome cases of in- 
flamed veins occurring in their practice, which are caused, in 
my opinion, either by the slovenly and insecure manner of 
pinning up the orifice, or of taking the pin out too soon, 
before the lips of the wound have firmly adhered. 
I am, dear Sir, 
Yours truly. 
23, Whitefriars Street ; Feb. 9, 1853. 
ON THE INTERNAL USE OF THE ACETATE OF LEAD. 
By Alfred J. Rogers, M.R.C.V.S., Knightsbridge, London. 
Dear Sir, — Although the following observations may 
contain little novelty. Professor Morton having recommended 
the use of the acetate of lead, in all cases of internal haemor- 
rhage, they possibly may not be deemed valueless, as I 
believe there is a general impression in the profession that 
the acetate of lead is a rather dangerous remedy, apt to 
produce paralysis, colic &c. ; an impression I believe to be 
unfounded, provided the remedy be properly administered, 
