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gallon of lukewarm water, the acid being previously dissolved in 
a little liot water. The mouth and feet of the animal were 'well 
washed, three times a day, with this solution, and the tops of the 
hoofs well powdered with dry acid, after each washing. Two 
tablespoonsful of the acid, dissolved in warm water, also 
placed in the drinking watbr of the animals, much increased the 
effect. During the treatment, strict cleanliness is preserved in 
the stables or sheds; and to prevent further infection, the dung 
is saturated with the salicylic solution. Most satisfactory results 
have also been obtained by this treatment in Alsace.— Veterinary 
Journal. 
NEW MODE OF CONTROLLING THE HEAD OF THE HORSE WHEN 
THROWN DOWN. 
By. MM. Bernadot and Butel. 
As the struggles of the horse when thrown down are often fol¬ 
lowed by serious injuries, and especially by fracture of the verte¬ 
bral column, when the head and neck are powerfully flexed, the 
following apparatus has been invented. It is said to work well. 
It consists of a wide surcingle, with two straps united into one, 
V shaped, alongside the upper border of the neck, and provided 
with a buckle; then, a halter having one buckle in the middle of 
the nose piece, and a strap attached to it which passes through a 
ring placed on the poll strap of the halter. When the animal 
is down this strap is secured to the single buckle of the bands of 
the surcingle, and the head can be brought and kept in its great¬ 
est position of extension. The apparatus seems to work some¬ 
thing like the Kimble-Jackson check-rein .—Archives Veterinaire. 
TRIPLE GESTATION IN A MARE. 
A mare was suffering with after-pains and placental retention. 
The mare was nine and a half mouths gone with foal, and had 
thrown twins a few hours before assistance was called. On the 
