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farm work. Was discovered in the morning with a lacerated 
wound in the posterior part of the thigh, but the owner had no 
idea how it happened. After treating it himself for a week he 
presented it at the clinic. There existed a ragged wound some 
four inches in extent and implicating the semi-membranosis 
and semi-tendinosis muscles ; contained a large amount of ne¬ 
crotic tissue. Tubes of bouillon and agar were inoculated from 
the discharge. Isolated a streptococcus and white micrococcus 
from these cultures. 
Case XXIV .—Clinic No. 2343, March 22, 1900. Patient 
was a bay horse, weight 1100 lbs., n years old ; used for farm 
work. This animal and his mate occupy stalls adjacent and 
they got to kicking in the night. When discovered in the 
morning this one had a wound on the right side of the ischium 
which cut loose a large flap of skin. The long vastus muscle 
was also lacerated but not very deeply. Also a wound on the 
right side of the hock. Tubes of bouillon and agar were inocu¬ 
lated from the wound, which was suppurating and from these 
cultures a streptococcus and a white micrococcus were isolated. 
Case XXV .—Clinic No. 2344, March 22, 1900. Patient 
was a bay horse, weight 1100 lbs., 12 years old, and used for 
farm work. Is mate to clinic case No. 2343. As a result of 
the kicking, this horse had a cut on the side of the tail about 
two and one-half by two inches and quite deep, also a cut four 
inches long passing through the skin, aponeurosis and into the 
long vastus. Also several scratches on the skin and a wound 
on the head of the tibia in front, the skin being broken and 
some indications of a cracked tibia. Tubes of bouillon and 
agar were inoculated from the suppurating wounds. From 
these a streptococcus and a white micrococcus were isolated. 
Case XXVI .—Clinic No. 2021, October 27, 1900. Patient 
was a bay pony, weight 800 lbs., 6 years old ; used for driving 
and saddle purposes. Brought to the clinic suffering from 
double navicular disease, for neurectomy. The operation was 
performed under aseptic precautions and wound gelatin applied 
instead of bandages. The wound suppurated and tubes of 
bouillon and agar were inoculated from the pus. A streptococ 
cus and a white micrococcus were isolated from the cultures. 
Case XXVII .—Clinic No. 2145, December 5, 1899. Patient, 
a brown pacing horse, weight 1000 lbs., 10 years old. Has con¬ 
siderable speed and has been used for light driving as well as 
some track work. Presented at the clinic, to be operated upon> 
suffering from double navicular disease. Low neurectomy was 
