298 
A. A. HOLCOMBE. 
Books. —The Farmer’s Veterinary Adviser, Law’s, 1; ; Phar¬ 
macy, Parrish’s, 1. 
Contents of Pocket-Case. —1 three-bladed fleam ; 1 scissors, 
flat; 1 scissors, curved; 1 artery forceps; 1 long-shanked, probe- 
pointed bistoury; 1 trocar; 1 finger-knife; 1 seton-needle, clos¬ 
ing in handle; 1 frog’seton needle, in two parts; 1 seton-needle, 
in three parts; 1 scalpel; 1 director; 1 retractor; 1 straight bis¬ 
toury; 1 dressing forceps; 1 porte caustic; 1 tenotomy knife; 1 
tenaculum ; 6 assorted drawing-knives; 3 lancets; 16 needles, 
straight; 6 needles, half-curved ; 1 needle-holder (Russian); 2 oz. 
saddlers’ silk ; 1 oz. silver suture wire, No. 26 (about 18 yds. 1 ft. 
10 in).” 
“ Only the articles and the quantities thereof that are actually 
needed to be placed upon the requisition.” 
This table is believed to be usually ample and sufficiently 
varied for ordinary practice, but in order to provide for the 
necessities of epidemics and to indulge, as far as practicable, in¬ 
dividual preference and training, a special requisition of articles 
not on the Supply Table, with an explanation of the nature of 
the emergency or case rendering it necessary, may be forwarded 
to the Quartermaster-General for his action. Veterinary medical 
supplies and instruments for hospital use to remain in the hands 
of the Post Quartermaster, to be issued from time to time and in 
such quantities as are needed by the companies. The instruments 
to remain in the custody of the Post Quartermaster. Post 
Quartermasters to take up all instruments and veterinary medical 
supplies, and report, when possible, to whose account they are to 
be credited. 
A Veterinary Surgeon is to visit all the companies of the regi¬ 
ments to which they belong from time to time, to instruct the 
farriers and enlisted men in the proper and humane care of the 
horse, in order to the prevention of and treatment of diseases, 
especially to teach the anatomy and pathology of the foot. He 
should illustrate his instructions by dissections and specimens, to 
show the nature and uses of all parts of the horse’s foot; and he 
should also teach the principles and practice of horse-shoeing. It 
would be economy to have a Veterinary Surgeon at every post 
