CORRESPONDENCE. 
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the toxic effects of a dose of strychnia, three times mortal. The 
doses are . as hypnotic, to large dogs, from 5 to 20 grammes, to 
small, 2.50 to 05 grammes ; in strychnia poisoning, give snbmi- 
taneonsly ; by the veins, i gramme. Urethane is indicated in 
nervous diseases characterized by great irritabilitv and hyperex¬ 
citability .—de Medic. Veter. Bukarest.) 
IMuscular Atrophy and Articudar Pains. —In the same 
review, Mr. Pnrtnna calls attention to the fact that mnscular 
atrophies are often seqnelie of arthritis, having a rapid evolu¬ 
tion, and that not nncommonly the attention is directed towards 
the joint, which is snbmitted to liniment, blisters, etc., with 
no benefit to the patient, while the condition of the muscles, 
the true cause of the lameness, is overlooked. And if soreness 
is sometimes detected around the joint, possibly the result of 
some slight sprain, these are due to the atony of the atrophied 
muscles, which permits of excessive articular motions, and 
hence to pulling and tearing of articular ligaments. Mr. Fur- 
tuna recommends always a careful attention to the muscular 
condition, and in case of atrophy recommends galvanic and 
faradic electricity, subcutaneous injections of arsenate of strych¬ 
nia, and among some twenty cases he has treated he claims he 
has always obtained good results. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
DOCKING HORSES FOR FASHION’S SAKE. 
Editors American Veterinary Revieiv : 
I have read with satisfaction the editorial in your last issue 
condemning “the amputation of the horse s tail for fashion’s sake.” 
Some time ago, while connected with the Humane Society in 
Chicago, I was several times forced to take a public stand in this 
matter against some veterinarians, and presumably this is the rea¬ 
son why I am now accused of the authorship of this article. While 
I disclaim any connection with it whatever, yet I am heartily 
in sympathy with its general tenor and shall use this opportu¬ 
nity to set myself right upon this question. 
The cause for the article was the report that the Uancashire 
{England) Veterinary Association passed a resolution declaring 
the docking of horses as a necessary operation,” and the re¬ 
viewer justly and indignantly concludes “thatsuch a resolution 
would never receive the endorsement of an American associa¬ 
tion.” In this he is correct, because we have already recorded 
