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REPORTS OF CASES. 
After a lengthy hydrotherapeutic treament of the foot, the 
horse recovered from his lameness, which good result I attri¬ 
buted to the long rest rather than to the former. This course 
pleased the owner better than all medical appliances, as he is 
opposed to blisters, bloody operation or any severe remedies. 
Knowing this, I cautiously suggested to him that I could remove 
the caulkboil without haemorrhage, to which he readily agreed, 
Still I was obliged to acquaint him with the fact that the de¬ 
tachment of the tumor would present a raw surface, whereupon 
he hesitated and would probably have changed his mind had it 
not been for the intervention of his lady, who, though as senti¬ 
mental as he, argued that the animal ought to be relieved of that 
burdensome inconvenience. Yielding to her humane entreaty, he 
consented to have it done. 
On March 28th, I passed a 4 millimeter caliber rubber tube 
around the growth as close as possible to the olecranion, pulled 
it as tight as it would stretch and united the ends with two knots. 
To facilitate matters, the groom had to take hold of the tumor, 
draw it from its origin sufficiently so that the string found a po¬ 
sition between the tumor and point of attachment to prevent its 
slipping. During this manipulation the horse stood perfectly 
still. He was then returned to the stable, tied right and left to 
prevent his molesting the part under treatment, but in such a 
manner as to allow him to lie down on a good bed of straw. 
He was fed on soft food and grass and led around every day. 
From the third to the fifth day some swelling, tenderness and 
increase of temperature set in. A loosing of the hair, baldness 
of the skin, oozing of some serum around the string and foetid 
odor was also observed. 
The rim around the ligature was dampened once per day 
with pure phenylic acid by means of a feather point. On the 
thirteenth day three fourths of the tumor was detached, and that 
which still adhered was so tough that I concluded to sever it 
with the knife, and found that this tissue instead of being sar¬ 
comatous was of fibroid duration, necessitating the dissecting of 
an additional small piece reaching from the cut edge of the 
