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and informed me that the cow was up, walking around and all 
right. Thinking her out of danger, I gave no more medicine. 
The sixth day the owner came and told me the cow was sick. 
I found her very uneasy, breathing hurriedly, frequent evacua¬ 
tion of the bowels of a thin watery consistency, and pulse very 
much accelerated. She died the following day. 
Case j .—July i6th was called to see an eleven-year-old Dur¬ 
ham which had had her eighth calf three days before. I found 
her lying in the field, where she had gone down some time dur¬ 
ing the day. After securing her in the usual manner, I pro¬ 
ceeded with same treatment as in the preceding case. Hearing 
from her every day, I decided not to change treatment. On 
fourth day she gained her feet and made a rapid recovery. 
Case 4. —Aug. 19th was called to see a grade Durham that 
had taken sick the day before. Arriving at 4 o’clock in the 
evening, I found her down with the usual symptoms. I pro¬ 
ceeded in same manner as in two previous cases. I returned 
the same time the following day and found her better. Con¬ 
tinued same treatment. Next day owner came to my office and 
told me the cow got up shortly after I left and was doing well. 
IS THE ACTUAL CAUTERY BENEFICIAL IN RING¬ 
BONE OR NOT? 
By Charles Bland, V. S., Roxhorough, Pa. 
Read before the Pennsylvania State V. M. Association, March 9, 1898. 
I have considered this subject for several years and have 
come to the conclusion that the horse can be cured of ringbone 
without the use of the firing iron, provided you cau impress 
upon the owner the necessity of rest for the animal, but if you 
cannot, by all means fire him. I find it a very hard matter in 
the locality I practice to get rest for a horse unless I have him 
in my stable and remove his shoes. 
My treatment is to cut the hair off and apply hyd. chi. corn, 
3 i; aquae, 3 xvi, well rubbed in twice a day for a week, then 
wash with hot water ; after three days repeat the treatment; 
