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Thus I might go on describing the various precautions so nec¬ 
essary in forensic medicine, but as that is not the object of this 
paper, I have only hinted at a few things which I hope will set 
us to thinking and studying ; for study, experience and observa¬ 
tion are the three essentials to success. 
Many cases come to us every year where the casual observer 
would be misled, particularly in the examination for purchase or 
sale of horses. While the deceptions practiced are ordinarily easy 
of detection to most of us, we occasionally require all our learn¬ 
ing and experience to take us through. 
While stock is owned, bought and sold, misunderstandings 
and legal complications will occur, and the veterinarian will be 
called upon very frequently to assist in solving some apparently 
mysterious circumstances in connection with loss, death, lameness 
or sickness of an animal, and the clearer his judgment, the more 
accurate his findings, the more manly and intelligent his conduct 
in all such cases, the greater will be the confidence reposed in his 
ability; and by his conduct the profession at large will be as¬ 
sisted to a higher plane of recognition from our judiciary, and by 
its influence receive substantial aid through the halls of legisla¬ 
tion, thereby ennobling and raising it nearer the level of our 
medical brethren, the physicians. 
REMOVAL OF CALK-BOIL BY LIGATURE. 
By J. C. Meyer, Sr., V.S. 
The generally unsatisfactory termination following the extirpa¬ 
tion of such tumors induced me to select this mode of removal. 
Rarely do we find unusually good results recorded, even by re¬ 
nowned experts; still they all recommend excision of such indu¬ 
rated tumors which are obstinate to all resolvent remedies. 
Neither are there many supporters of the ligating procedure. 
Nevertheless, I determined that the next case that would be sub¬ 
servient to this purpose must undergo the experiment. Soon af¬ 
terward the operation was put into effect. The elastic string was 
applied to the base of the boil. The groove between the ulna 
