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animal was good ; temperature and pulse bad increased some, 
for which it received some febrifuges, diuretics and laxatives ; 
the bandages had loosened around the parts, but not enough to 
again remove them.* I left the wound alone for two days, at 
which time there was a discharge of serum, so I thought best to 
dress the wound. I prepared myself with new bandages, the 
same solution and the various dressings needed, then took off all 
the bandages. 
The wound was looking as well as could be expected, with 
considerable serum and coagulated synovia surrounding it. At 
the elbow there were some of the tissues sloughing, which was 
removed with scissors. I then applied the spray for fully ten 
minutes, the wound having gaped open some. I again dusted 
it thoroughly with boracic acid and iodoform and closed as be¬ 
fore. I again left it closed for two days, at which time I dressed 
as before, using plenty of absorbent cotton. At the end of twelve 
days some of the sutures commenced to give away, the wounds 
having completely filled up with granulations. At the. end of 
fourteen days the colt was removed from the slings, having be¬ 
come very tired at this time. 
At the end of twenty days the wounds were filled with gran¬ 
ulations, so as to need some astringents. 
I saw the case again in a month, when the wound was all 
healed, leaving but small cicatrices, and seemingly as sound as 
ever. 
In this case I think the recovery was altogether due to the 
immobility of the limb. 
PICRIC ACID IN THE TREATMENT OF CANKER. 
By Francis Abe e, V. S., Quincy, Mass. 
Was called to a valuable (?) stallion, Hajah, for lameness 
about two years ago. His owner purchased him lame three 
years ago this May from a dealer, with the story that the horse 
came from Kentucky a year before with a sore in his foot where 
a stub had penetrated. The dealer expected to cure it, and had 
tried everything; bichloride worked the best. I diagnosed a 
bad case of canker. Gave no encouragement, as books say 
almost useless to treat when wall is affected, the whole sole 
wall and bars being undermined. At first I used bichloride. It 
would progress well until a horn had grown and then come to 
explore it was all undermined. To say it was discouraging, 
did not half express it. I then tried the preparation recom¬ 
mended by Finlay Dun, of cupric sulph., ferri sulph., zinc 
