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ON SOUNDNESS. 
ULCERATION OF THE COMMON INTEGUMENT ACCOM- 
PANIED WITH SLOUGHING OF THE FETLOCK-JOINT. 
I was requested to look at a ewe, upon the same farm, a 
fortnight since, wffiich was hopping about upon three legs. 
The shepherd told me, that she had warty growths upon her 
body and legs. I found, however, upon examination, that 
the warts, as he termed them, were pustules. One pustule 
had taken on such unhealthy action, that the fetlock-joint 
of the near fore-leg had become diseased, and the bones had 
fallen off. The stump, however, had healed, and all was 
apparently doing well ; but, upon examination, I found the 
lungs to be very much disorganized. On account of this, 
coupled with the general appearance of the animal, I advised 
that it should be killed. 
OPEN KNEE-JOINT. 
On the 17th of September, a chestnut mare was brought 
into my yard with broken knees. I found the near knee- 
joint laid open, sufficiently large to bury a shilling in. After 
the usual repeated washings, so as to cleanse the wound, a 
cataplasm of Pulv. Lini was applied for a few hours. I then 
dressed it with Tinct. Ferri Sesquichloridi, sprinkling matico 
in powder over it The joint remained open for three 
days, but by perseverance in the use of the above agents, I 
effectually closed the wound, and in one month after she 
travelled home, a distance of nine miles. From that time to 
the present she has worked well; the joint being as free as 
ever it was. So much for iron and matico ! 
ON SOUNDNESS. 
By T. D. Gregory, M.R.C.V.S., Bideford. 
My dear Sirs, — A most important subject was intro- 
duced in your periodical for November last, by Mr. Haw- 
thorn, of Kettering, relative to the examination of horses by 
veterinary surgeons for soundness. I regret the discre- 
pancies of opinion which exist with regard to some diseases, 
and have consoled myself with the hope that, with your 
aid, something might be done to reconcile those conflicting 
views. In the remarks made by Mr. Hawthorn I most 
heartily concur ; and with your permission I will endeavour 
