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stand whip. When let into stall would push into corner and 
bruise his face, at times would get delirious and strike at the 
front of box. Bled at mouth, gave cathartic, blistered poll 
after cold douches, and followed with fluid extract of jaborandi 
and potassium bromide, wet feed, and later nux vomica. For 
two or three days horse could not eat. On second day he 
would drink if pail was placed up high enough to get his 
mouth under water. We then gave hay tea and gruel. He 
recovered in about two weeks; went back to work. Had 
another violent attack about a month later, and was killed 
without veterinary assistance. 
Number two was a fine bay mare used on a four-horse 
stone team. Found her lying down motionless Got her 
up and she refused to be led or turned, eyes staring, would 
not eat or drink, could not even move her from middle of 
barn floor. Bled, gave enemata, blistered poll, later gave hay 
tea containing fluid extract of jaborandi and potassium bro¬ 
mide. Made a good recovery and is still at work. 
FRACTURE OF THE TIBIA IN A PARROT. 
By The Same. 
I send the following, hoping that some may see in it a les¬ 
son of patience rewarded. 
November 19th, I was called to a parrot that had been in 
one family twelve years and in another eight. Its age was 
uncertain. Cage had fallen onto it, making a complete frac¬ 
ture at proximal extremity of tibia. Leg hung limp. Bird 
dealers laughed at idea of setting it. Whittled out sole 
leathers in shape of a knee or heel, conforming to shape of 
hock flexed. Bandaged, covering same with silicate of pot¬ 
ash and dusted whole with aloin before the silicate had set. 
Polly tasted, and in its moist condition did not suit her 
palate. November 22d, three days later, bandage was 
loosened at the knee (flexure of hock) due to Polly tearing 
at it. Set it again. There was already slight union. De¬ 
cember 2d, ten days from last setting, bandage was well off. 
This time 1 applied gutta-percha, which staid no longer, but 
before it was wholly off Polly could use that leg as well as 
the other. 
