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rent, possibly of thirty cells. I use also an electrode in the 
shape of the feather or flat electrode, similar to that used on the 
different thermo-cauteries. So far I have treated blit three 
cases in this way, one was that of a jack, on the anterior por¬ 
tion of the hock joint, of which small new growths appeared, 
varying in size from the end of a lead pencil to the size of a 
dollar. I have removed these growths with a knife, treated the 
jack constitutionally and used all imaginable caustics, from 
arsenic down ; anything but the desired effect was obtained. 
The next was that of a jinny, where the tumor, the size of a 
child’s head, in the same locality, I removed and treated with 
actual cautery, without any avail. As the farmer seemed to 
have more faith and courage than myself, and would return 
periodically for me to repeat the old process, I became desperate 
and was ready to use anything that would kill or cure. I se¬ 
cured a battery of thirty-cell current; had the above described 
instruments made, and after removing a slight amount of the 
new growth I applied the electricity for thirty minutes ; gave 
instructions that the jinny be returned in two weeks. Upon 
her return I found considerable slough, which I washed with 
peroxide of hydrogen, and found that the growth had dimin¬ 
ished to a great extent. I reapplied the current, and after three 
operations the result was a complete'cure. Thus encouraged, 
I at once proceeded to treat the hated jack, for at this time he 
had been two years under my care. I would succeed in heal¬ 
ing the ulcers almost completely, when all at once they would 
become aggravated and spread to their former size. I had the 
jack brought in and proceeded at once, using the current of the 
same strength as used upon the jinny, at intervals of one week, 
and when he came back for the fifth application it was found 
that no further treatment was necessary. The third and the last 
case w 7 as that of grease in its grapy stage. I applied the elec¬ 
tricity, puncturing the grapes, and within a week’s time I was 
able to remove most of the diseased tissue with scarcely any 
loss of blood. I then used the broad electrode in four different 
applications, after which the horse was cured and discharged. 
