FORMATION OF A NEW HORNY SOLE. 
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were inflammation, redness, extravasation, and the wound itself 
was moistened with blackish slimy matter. The pericardium, dia- 
phragm, and stomach, had been taken away, otherwise I should 
doubtless have been able to trace the whole course of the needle. 
My only cause of astonishment is, that such cases are not more 
frequent, since a slaughterman lately informed me that very few 
cows are killed in which needles, nails, or such like, are not to be 
found in the stomach. 
Magazin fur die gesammte Thierheilkunde } 1845. 
A NEW HORNY-SOLE FORMED OVER THE OLD 
ONE IN A COW. 
By Herr KlRCHNER, VS. to the 1th Ulanen Regiment . 
In May 1842, while in Mayence, I was requested by Herr 
K , of H , an agriculturist, to come and examine one of 
his cows which had been lame for a considerable period, and to 
prescribe for it if I thought any thing could be done for it. 
According to his account, the animal had been lame of the right 
fore-foot for six weeks, and had been attended by a cow-doctor in 
the neighbourhood, who had pronounced that the seat of the 
lameness lay in the shoulder, and, acting upon this, had the sup- 
posed affected part frequently rubbed with a strong-smelling fluid. 
As it was quite evident that no benefit was derived from his treat- 
ment, the quack declared the lameness to be incurable,- and re- 
commended that the animal should be sold to the butcher. The 
owner was not, however, by any means willing to comply with this 
advice, as the patient was an excellent milch cow ; accordingly he 
requested my advice. 
The cow was in good condition, and, on examining the shoulder, 
1 found some scabs and detached portions of skin, caused, doubtless, 
by the nature of the fluid which had been rubbed in. The animal 
resisted all attempts to make it put the lame foot to the ground, 
and constantly held it thrown a little outwards. The first thing I 
did was to examine the hoof, which was considerably longer than 
the other, hot, evidently painful, and the horn very much dried 
up, so much so that it was impossible to use the knife on it ; con- 
sequently I immediately ordered that it should be poulticed. 
Twenty-four hours afterwards, on examining the foot more 
closely, a few black specks were perceptible on the sole towards 
the toe. An incision was made in the sole at this spot, and some 
