594 ON THE USE OF CHLORIDE OF LIME. 
informed that it had been produced before last Christmas by the 
friction of a truss which she wore to prevent the protrusion of 
the uterus. From the recommendation of your highly talented 
contributor, Mr. Simpson, I was induced to make trial of the 
chloride of lime in this case ; and happy am I to say, that it met 
my most sanguine expectation, as a complete cure was effected 
in about a month. The treatment which I pursued was that of 
opening the sinuses as far as the courses would permit, and in¬ 
jecting a solution of the chloride (a wine-glass of the saturated 
solution to a pint of .water) twice a-day. After two or three 
'dressings the wounds assumed a healthy character, granulation 
commencing at the bottom, and filling up till the cure was com¬ 
pleted. 
THE USE OF CHLORIDE OF LIME FOR POLL-EVIL 
IN A MARE. 
By the same. 
A mare that had the poll-evil, and had, for upwards of 
eighteen months, been under the hands of a farrier, who is con¬ 
sidered by the natives of this part to be well skilled in the cure 
of this malady, was sold, for little more than dog-price, to a 
gentleman of the name of Moore, who was desirous that I should 
attempt a cure. On examination, I discovered that several deep 
sinuses had formed on the near or left side of tfe neck, the bones 
of which could be distinctly felt with the probe. Considering 
this a fit case to make trial of the treatment recommended by 
Mr. Gray, of Edinburgh, I commenced, as described by that 
gentleman, by opening the sinuses, applying pressure, and daily 
injecting a weak solution of chloride of lime. In the space of 
six weeks I had the gratification to see my patient at work, with 
her head well, and now there is no mark visible without turning 
the hair on one side. I found great difficulty in keeping the splints 
in their situation ; but this I remedied by placing a piece of sail¬ 
cloth partly on the forehead and partly on the neck, with holes 
to admit the ears, likewise other small holes corresponding with 
the ends of the splints, through which I passed tapes, and tied 
them on the upper surface of the sail-cloth. 
