SEEDY TOE. 
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mucous coat much inflamed. I then opened the stomach. The 
mystery was at once unravelled ; I removed two immense cal- 
culi, the outer layer resembling a honeycomb; they were each 
the size of a Dutch cheese ; the villous lining of that organ 
much inflamed. I have had one sawn through, and found it to 
be composed of earthy matter, with a piece of lead forming the 
nucleus, nearly an inch long, in the centre of each half. 
%* This is a very extraordinary case. — Ed. Yet. 
SEEDY TOE. 
To the Editor of u The Veterinarian .” 
Sir, — WITH respect to the cause of seedy toe, I believe that 
in all cases it arises from pressure of the sole of the foot against 
the shoe. 
Most farriers, when they draw out a clip to the shoe, leave a 
bulge on the under side, which, pressing against the sole of the 
foot, while the clip in the front of the shoe is not allowing the 
toe of the crust to yield, by its unnatural pressure on the sole 
produces what is called a seedy toe. 
When we consider that the toe of the foot, and especially of 
the hind foot, is more used in draught horses than any other 
part, and that if the shoe has not a level surface, or if the sole 
of the foot is not sufficiently pared out between the toe and the 
shoe, this pressure is increased, we can easily understand how 
such a thing is likely to happen. I have had some experience 
among heavy draught horses, and I believe that in all cases 
where seedy toe has occurred, I have been always able to trace 
its cause to the pressure of the shoe against the sole of the foot. 
If, Sir, you should think these few remarks worthy of a place 
in your periodical, you are welcome to them. 
I am, Sir, yours respectfully, 
John Brown, 
23, Whitefriars Street, 
Nov. 5, 1851. 
