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sible to the hand, surgical instruments, or destructive agents—as 
caustics. Tumors situated on the jaws or face can be removed by 
cutting instruments, but it must be for the veterinary surgeon to 
determine as to whether operation will be profitable, from a 
pecuniary point of view. It must be remembered that resection 
of the jaws, which is generally a desirable and successful opera-* 
tion in man, is not to be recommended in the case of animals, 
for obvious utilitarian reasons. If it is decided that treatment 
be resorted to in the case of these and other easily-accessible 
antinomykomatous tumors, they should be removed according 
to surgical principles, and the wounds dressed with agents which 
will be likely to destroy any spores of the fungus which may 
chance to remain; or the attempt may be made to destroy the 
fungus by injecting these agents in a fluid state into the centre 
of the mass. Joline speaks favorably of the action of sulphate 
of copper in destroying the fungus. 
With regard to the antinomykosis of the tongue, success in 
treatment must depend upon the condition of the organ, i.e ., the 
extent to which it is invaded by the fungus. When this is near 
the surface it is easily destroyed by caustics, as carbolic acid 
(1 to 25 of water), tinct. ferri perchlorid., or liq. ferri perehlorid, 
fort.,, diluted with only two parts of water. The latter agent 
has been very successfully employed by Mr. James, who states 
with regard to it, “ Only at the commencement of treatment is 
it necessary to dress every day; after a week, once in two or 
three days may be sufficient, but I leave that to the discretion of 
the practitioner, who will be guided by the appearance of the 
tongue and the progress the case is making; also to further dilute 
the dressing if necessary.I always order some extra 
nutritive food, and I find after two or three dressings there will 
be a great improvement in the animal’s feeding; the tongue will 
be hardened, and the abnormal sensitiveness destroyed.”* A 
cure cannot be effected in a very short space of time, and patience 
is necessary to carry out the treatment effectively. When the 
organ is extensively involved, and treatment is nevertheless de- 
* The Veterinary Journal , Yol. xiv., p. 12. 
