482 ON THE ACTION OF IODINE AND CHLORINE. 
Professor Vatel, in his standard work, •* Elemens de Patho- 
logie Veterinaire,” recommends the hydriodate of potash in 
farcy, (i with induration of the tumours but he speaks in 
equally favourable terms of mercurial ointment, corrosive sub- 
limate, and a combination of corrosive sublimate and turpentine*. 
Professor Moiroud, in his i( Traite Elementaire de Matiere 
Medicale,” says, “ among all the diseases of animals, for the 
cure of which the preparations of iodine have been used, there 
is not one, with the exception of goitre, in which there have 
been any numerous cases of success, or in which there is any en- 
couragement to have recourse to them. When tried by ourselves 
and other veterinarians, in glands, they have utterly failed, as 
so many other supposed energetic means have donef. 
So far as the opinions and practice of the French veterina- 
rians are concerned, I have nothing to add. I have hazarded 
no observation of my own, except with regard to the unfair 
critique on M. Leblanc, by means of which, fairly and candidly 
written, we ought to have been enabled to have lengthened the 
period of our history two full years. Here are, however, abund- 
ant means, and more, I trust, will be supplied by our own 
veterinarians, to enable some one of observation and experi- 
ence to pass judgment on this much-lauded and abused medi- 
cament. — Y. 
ON THE ACTION OF IODINE AND CHLORINE, 
WITH SOME OF THEIR COMPOUNDS. 
By Mr, W. J. T. Morton, Royal Veterinary College. 
A person having favourite views on any subject is very liable 
to have his mind warped or drawn aside by them ; or he too 
often carries them to unwarrantable extremes. I am, therefore, 
glad that I am not the first to notice iodine and chlorine, with 
reference to their influence in certain diseases of which the horse 
is the subject ,* but I have for years taught, that by and by, 
their value would be appreciated; that they would become 
general remedial means in the hands of the educated veterinary 
surgeon ; and the time appears to be fast approaching. 
When the effects on the animal economy of either or both of 
these agents are reflected on, it is not too much to anticipate 
great good from their employment ; but this being gained slowly 
only, it often happens that, before a fair trial has been given, or 
* Vol. i, p. 82. f P. 393. 
