CORRESPONDENCE. 
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A MOVABLE-CALK ANTI-SLIPPING SHOE. 
The shoe which is the subject of the accompanying illustra¬ 
tions is the invention of that genial and practical veterinarian, 
James IMcDonongh, D. V. S., of Montclair, N. J., who previous 
to graduating was a practical and prosperous horse shoer. He 
has thoroughly tested the practicability of the shoe on nnmber- 
le.ss horses in various capacities, and it will soon be placed upon 
the market as a ready-for-nse shoe to meet all conditions of 
weather. The calks are of various kinds, from simple rough¬ 
ness to sharp ice calks, are readily removed and replaced, and 
are inexpensive. 
; These shoes are provided with four screw-holes, two in the 
^ toe, and one in each heel. Also a square hole in the heel to 
receive the stay on the upper side of the calk. The calks are of 
the old-fashioned shape set upon a thin plate, or base, which is 
provided with slots, to receive the retaining screws. To re- 
, move the calks, the screws are given one turn to the left, which 
releases them, and the slots permit of their displacement. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
ARE THERE SUCH THINGS AS “ FAKE CASE REPORTS ” ? 
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Dec. 20, 1897. 
Editors A7nerican Veterdnary Review : 
Dear Sirs :—Are there such things as fake case reports in 
I the veterinary journals ? I’m very much afraid there are. I 
have followed case reports for a number of years,—brilliant 
looking things on paper, astounding display of anatomical 
knowledge, cribbed, percliance, subsequently from old man 
Chauveau or Strangeway. The description of the manipula- 
