ON THE USE OF THE CROTON TIGLII. 
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the circumstance to me ; I immediately proceeded to the hospital, 
and applied the actual cautery to the orifice, which soon sup¬ 
pressed the bleeding. I afterwards had an adhesive plaister 
applied to the part affected, and ordered the animal’s head to be 
tied up, and to have nothing but gruel. 
14 th. —Patient going on exceedingly well. 
15 th. —The adhesive plaister came off last night. This morn¬ 
ing the orifice is filled with maggots; I had them removed, pre¬ 
viously killing them with oil of turpentine: the wound was 
washed with a solution of zinc. 
17 th. —Sloughing has taken place : the orifice looks healthy. 
Solution of zinc used as before. 
19 th. —The orifice is healing rapidly. 
24th. —Depurative process nearly complete. 
30^.—The orifice is now healed, and cicatrization is going on. 
Dec. 4 th. —Discharged from the hospital stable, perfectly 
recovered. 
ON THE USE OF THE CROTON TIGLII. 
By Mr. W. Chadwick, F.*$., Hot Wells. 
To the Editors of “ The Veterinarian.” 
Gentlemen, 
It is now two years and a half since I left the Veterinary 
College, during which time I consider I have had my share to do 
in my profession, assisted by the practical advice of my uncle, of 
more than forty years’ experience; although, not keeping a forge, 
I do not make so public an appearance as I otherwise should. 
During a great part of that period I have been a constant sub¬ 
scriber to “ The Veterinarian,” and have at times been sur¬ 
prised not to see any notice or treatise, however concise, on the 
general good effects of Croton as a purgative for horses. If my 
opinion be admitted, in the hope ol benefitting the profession or 
patient, or both, my present aim is obtained. I became prejudiced 
in its favour, while at college, in many cases over aloes; and, with 
only two exceptions, have invariably followed up that prejudice 
with great and good result. I can state with truth, that 1 have 
administered it in cases with success where aloes is prohibited on 
account of it great irritating quality. I have given it in enteritis, 
and only three weeks ago in pneumonia, with the happiest result. 
If I am sent to for a dose of physic, 1 always make up a croton 
ball. I have given it to draught, carriage, saddle horses, and 
ponies ; but it is to be remembered, that we can as easily get bad 
croton as we can bad aloes: it is now eighteen months since 1 
