A RAPID METHOD OF EMPTYING THE STOMACH 
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the plantar flexion. The horse was put to work two weeks 
later and is working ever since. 
In the middle of January, 1897, I had to attend a horse 
which had tread on a nail some time before, and the wound did 
not appear to heal, connected with great pain and caused the 
horse to walk very lame. I cut some horn around the wound 
away and recommended to soak the horse’s foot in a bath of 
creolin. Four weeks later I was called in again with the 
remark that the wound had healed, but the horse still remained 
lame. I recommended blistering around the coronary band, 
which was done, but without success. I then told the owner, 
Mr. Chas. Miller, the only thing that could be done was to 
operate, as there must be a lesion of the bone with suppuration 
or necrotic parts of the tissues where the nail went through, but 
it being doubtful, the operation would be of avail. After two 
months consideration I was informed to operate upon the horse 
as the horse in the condition he was in was worthless. On 
June 6th I performed the operation. After casting the horse I 
pared the inner part of the frog till the plantar cushion was 
reached and found the sore left by the nail, showing a black spot, 
reaching into the plantar cushion nearly ^ of an inch of the 
same dark color. I removed the diseased parts and applied an 
aseptic bandage and during four weeks I only clianged the 
dressing 4 or 5 times, the wound healing without any suppura¬ 
tion whatever. The horse was put to work without showing 
any lameness. 
A RAPID METHOD OF EMPTYING THE STOMACH IN 
CASE OF POISONING. 
By J. H. Blattenberg, V. S., Lima, Ohio. 
We all know the difflculty of thoroughly emptying the 
stomach of a dog or cat with any drug causing vomition, when 
we have a subject of acute poisoning from mix vomica or 
strychnine on account of the severe clonic spasms in which we 
find our patient. 
