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the internal foot, I am induced to consider them (ossification of the 
cartilages and ligaments, &c.) as mere effects arising out of the 
navicular disease ; and more particularly as there are more groggy 
feet without the slightest ossification of the ligaments of the navi- 
cular bone than with them.” 
THE CURE OF QUITTOR. 
By Edward Brooks, M.D. Boston , United States of America. 
Mr. Editor, — The disease which in France is known by the 
name of javart cariilagineux , or encornt , and which in England 
goes by that of Quittor, is so frequently met with in practice, 
and so rarely treated with complete success in either country, that 
I make no excuse for forwarding you the following sketch of the 
discovery of M. Mariage. Indeed, quite a revolution has been 
achieved by this gentleman in the Royal College of Alfort. The 
delicate operation for quittor, of which the French are so justly 
proud — M. Henri Bouley’s pet proceeding, in the accomplishment 
of which he is so lavish of his great dexterity in all surgical pro- 
ceedings, the magical operation of veterinary France in a scientific 
sense — is no more ! Alas, for the skilful hand of many an am- 
bitious surgeon ! A well-known escharotic liquid, that of M. 
Villate, as published by him in 1829*, has supplanted, at last, the 
cutting instrument; and to M. Mariage, veterinarian at Bouchain, 
belongs the honour of having first proposed and perfected an appli- 
cation to the disease in question. 
“The liqueur de Villate is to be injected into the fistulse with a 
syringe. 
“ The injections should be given regularly every day, two or 
three times in succession, according to the number and depth of the 
fistulae. 
“ If the fistulse are numerous, the injection should be syringed 
into their various orifices. 
“ In the case of a multiplicity of fistulse, it is necessary, in order 
to force the escharotic fluid to penetrate into the sinuses, to inject 
by one orifice, the others being closed, until the piston refuses to 
descend. 
* “ Sous acetate de Plomb liquide 128 grammes 
« 64 
Vinaigre blanc i litre 
“ Dissolved les sels dans le vinaigre ajoutez peu a peu le sous acetate de 
plomb, et agitez le melange.”- ~ 
Recueil de Med. Vdt. 
