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the form of the disease. Neurotomy is indicated when the lame¬ 
ness prevents the horse from working—blisters and ointments 
of biniodide of mercury or deep-point cauterization, according 
to the length of standing of the exostosis. Plantar neurotomy 
finds its application when the lameness is mechanical. Fis¬ 
sures made in the length of the walls of the foot will give relief 
in cases of side bones.—(// Veter, di Compag.) 
Muscular Rheumatism [By Umberto de Mia] .—The au¬ 
thor relates cases of chronic muscular rheumatism which he 
has treated by intramuscular injections of solution of veratrine 
and arecoline and obtained good results in cases of two months’ 
standing. The first two days he injected a solution of veratrine, 
gr. 06 in 4 grams of alcohol and distilled water. Improve¬ 
ment was noticed on the third day—the dose of veratrine w^as 
increased on that day to gram .10 — and to 0.12 centig. on 
the fourth and to 0.15 centig. on the fifth. The next day re¬ 
covery was complete. In other cases he had to raise the dose 
to 30 centigrammes. In another case he resorted to bromhy- 
drate of arecoline, 8 centigrammes in 4 grammes of water, with 
perfect success.—(// Nnovo Ercolani.) 
Red Eczema of Dog. —Eppinger says that after having 
tried all therapeutic methods without success, he has given 
them up and now gives no treatment, but submits his patients 
to a meat diet entirely. I11 two or three weeks they all get well. 
Prof. Marcone, of the Veterinary School of Naples, treats with 
simple hygienic care of the skin ; tepid baths of starched water, 
alkaline soap or again by rubbing with a coarse brush to stim¬ 
ulate the action of the skin, and in cases of chronic manifesta¬ 
tions promotes a slight hyperhsemia. The dogs receive a milk 
diet entirely. Milk taken in place of meat is sometimes found 
very advantageous.— (La Riforma Veter.) 
Subcutaneous Injections of Atropine and Morphia in 
Rheumatoid Lameness of the Shoulder [By Prof. A. 
Baldoni] .—After a long and carefully made record of the ex¬ 
periments made in the treatment of shoulder lameness by rheu¬ 
matism and of the local effects produced by the injections, the 
author records a few cases where he has been successful in re¬ 
lieving lameness existing for various lengths of time. His con¬ 
clusions are that while there are sometimes some local effects 
which may occur, those are not of serious nature and not de¬ 
serving the severe criticism that this form of treatment has 
received at the hands of some German practitioners. While 
evidently benefits cannot be expected in all and every case, yet 
