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■ REMOVAL OF THE PREMAXILLA, 
f By J. A. McCrank, D.V.S., Plattsburg, N. Y. 
S On December 9th I was called to S. F., to see a horse owned 
V t)y Mr. F. File animal had been working on a threshing ma- 
chine, when his mate crowded him over the side onto the floor. 
The tying was so firm and so long as to permit his upper incisors 
I. to come in contact with the arms of the flywheel, which struck 
him each time it passed around. I found the bone fractured in 
many places, so that I concluded it was impossible to save the 
I decided to remove the pieces and save channels of nu¬ 
trition. The palato-labial artery was not injured, though I was 
obliged to saw the bone through the foramen to relieve the 
blood vessel. The canine teeth and incisors were removed with 
the parts of the bone in a line with the canines. The wound 
was freely washed with antiseptic solution. The head was tied 
I,, up so that he could reach no food, being allowed soft mashes 
for ten days, once per day, after which the wound was thor- 
oughly cleansed. On the fifth day, accidentally, on purpose, 
the horse got some hay, and he handled it so well that the 
owner decided to let him have all he would eat. He was at 
work in eight days, and has been doing well ever since. 
This case is reported because I have never met with such a 
report in the journals ; consequently it is for the benefit of the 
younger members of the profession or those who are inexperi¬ 
enced. The older brothers may look on it as a simple case, 
but I tell you the natives of S. F. think I am -and quite 
a surgeon. Possibly there are none of our veterinarians so 
young as I am that may not need this report, but all will know 
that I learned so much from practice. 
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GERMAN REVIEW. 
By W. V. Bieser, D. V. S., New York City. 
Treatment of Chronic Obstipation with Beech- 
Wood Creosote. —Von H. announces that beech-wood creosote 
in doses of a few drops after meals in a glass of water has re¬ 
markable influence in chronic obstipation in human practice. 
He recommends that gradually increasing doses from i to 8 
j drops, t. i. d., be given. He attributes his success with the 
f remedy to the antiseptic qualities of the remedy, which inhibit 
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