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Removed the calf now without difficulty, irrigated uterus with 
creolin solution, removed remains of the placenta, gave the cow 
two ounces of whiskey, had her covered with a blanket and had 
the satisfaction of seeing her eating hay in less than thirty min¬ 
utes. She made an uneventful recovery. 
THE MOST BRUTAE WAY TO DOCK A HORSE. 
By T. S. Childs, V. S., Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 
I had a hurried call by a millionaire’s coachman at 3 A. M., 
April 6th, to go and see three valuable horses that had been 
docked just one week before by a man who claimed to be a 
world-beater, as a docker, spayer, and castrator. It was in Ball- 
ston S.pa, seven miles from Saratoga. On my way the coach¬ 
man gave me this history : Last Friday, the boss had this man 
come to the stable to dock three horses ; the modus opera 7 idi 
was as follows: First, he got several men from the boss’s mill, 
and roped, cast and bound the animals one at a time, and had a 
good strong man take hold of the tail and pull it backwards as 
hard as possible, while he (the operator) took a common hand 
saw and sawed the tail off; let the horse up, and repeated the 
operation on the other two. The coachman remonstrated against 
the method, but this wise man of surgical science gave him to 
understand that he knew his business and that that was the lat¬ 
est up-to-date method. The coachman says the place was like 
a slaughter house that day, and the next day this wise man 
made his appearance, and as the blood showed evidences of not 
subsiding, he placed a cord on the tails, back about four inches 
from the end. It was put on so tight and left on so long that 
sloughing took place. After the animals had suffered in this 
way for four or five days they called the local veterinarian in, 
and, after he treated them three or four days, with no improve¬ 
ment, I was called. I gave them to understand that under the 
circumstances I should charge $25 for my visit and advice, 
which was agreeable to them. On my arrival I think I can say 
without any hesitation that I saw three of the worst looking, 
rotten tails I ever saw. They were terribly swollen and the 
ends were as large as a man’s double fist, suppurating and foetid. 
The temperatures were more than io 5°F. in each case, animals 
distressed and off their feed. I prescribed and left the cases, 
with the understanding that the attending veterinarian would 
let me know how they came out, which he has not done up to 
this writing. 
Well, some men are rogues and get praised for it, and some 
