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the most dependent part, and by that means we secured the 
best of drainage. We poulticed the foot every other day, alter¬ 
nating with an antiseptic oakum pack for a week, and carefully 
syringing out the canal every time we dressed the foot or 
changed the packing! After a week or ten days we had the 
shoe reset, and kept the oakum compress as described above, 
and had the groom renew the packing three times a day. We 
had considerable sloughing and undermining of the sole, which 
we removed. In this case we had some trouble with contract¬ 
ing of the hoof, but by careful shoeing, blisters and stimulating 
liniments, the foot has regained its natural size. In six weeks 
the horse was driven, and has never shown any lameness, and 
no blemish or enlargement remains to indicate that there had 
been an injury. The horse suffered terribly the first few days, 
refused food and water, but after the pus began to flow freely 
the appetite resumed. 
We have tried slings in these cases, also in other injuries, 
and must say that they have never given us good satisfaction, 
and we consider them more of a detriment than a benefit. If 
the animal is unable to stand we prefer them down, rolling them 
over twice or three times each day. 
Complications are liable to set in at any time, and must be 
met with proper restoratives as the symptoms demand. 
Every case must be treated according to the conditions pre¬ 
sented, and we must think and act quickly. By proper treat¬ 
ment in the start we save ourselves much trouble that would 
follow later on by always remembering that good drainage is first 
and most important. This, with cleanliness and good surround¬ 
ings, are the essentials for a speedy and favorable termination. 
PRACTICAL USES OF COCAINE. 
By J. E. Brown, D.V.S., Oskaloosa, Iowa. 
A paper read before the Iowa State Veterinary Medical Association. 
In preparing this paper I only had in view a brief report of 
my own personal experience with this drug. Of course it would 
