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ENGLISH REVIEW. 
Bit Injuries [By J. A. Nunn , F. R. C. V. S.]. —The article 
refers to the various conditions that are somewhat frequently 
met at the bars between the incisors and molars. The author, 
after a review of the various modes of treatment which he has 
used according to the extent of the injury, and recording the 
non-success that he has met with, advocates the use of the 
actual cautery as a means by which lie has obtained great bene¬ 
fit. He says : “ I now employ the actual cautery to the part 
and have done so for some years past. No doubt it sounds bar¬ 
barous and savoring of the days of the farrier and horse-leech, 
but nevertheless in my hands it has stood the test of time. I 
use the thermo-cautery, but it can be done perfectly with an 
ordinary sharp-pointed firing iron, if care be taken to pack the 
mouth with a damp cloth to prevent the cheeks and tongue 
from being injured.” The operation is done with the horse 
standing up.—( Veterin . Journal.') 
Contagious Acnea (?) [By William Tart]. —Under that 
denomination the author relates the case of a cutaneous erup¬ 
tion which appeared on a gelding two days after clipping. 
There were numerous elevated papules varying in size and 
scattered all over the back, flanks and croup. They were more 
numerous where the harness fitted. Many of these papules 
formed abscesses varying in size from a pea to a hazel-nut. 
They lasted three weeks, the treatment consisting in alterative 
medicine and local astringent and antiseptic lotions. In a week 
after the first visit, another mare which had used the same har¬ 
ness became also affected, but not as extensivelv as the first.— 
{Veterin. Journal.) [This eruption is not uncommon and is fre¬ 
quently observed in horses after clipping. Its parasitic nature 
is admitted by many.— Editor.] 
Dog Swauuowed a Skewer — Abscess—Recovery.— 
Foreign bodies introduced into the digestive canal sometimes be¬ 
have curiously. Mr. J. B. Tint tells in the Veterinary Journal 
of the case of a dog which had vomiting and was treated for 
mild digestive trouble. A few days later a swelling appeared 
between the ninth and tenth ribs on the left side. When the 
dog turned sharply round, he would fall and cry out. After 
some twenty days, the swelling fluctuated and was opened, but 
left a large cavity, from which an ugly discharge escaped. 
