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A KMT VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
CONTENTS OF POCKET-CASE. 
1 Three-bladed fleam. 
1 Scissors, flat. 
1 Scissors, curved. 
I Artery-forceps. 
1 Loug-shankprobe-pointed bistoury. 
1 Trocar. 
1 Finger kuife. 
1 Seaton-needle, closing in haudle. 
1 Frog seaton-needle, in two parts. 
1 Seaton-needle, in three parts. 
1 Scalpel. 
1 Straight bistoury. 
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 ozs. Saddler’s silk. 
1 oz. Silver suture-wire, No. 26 (about 
1 Director. 
1 Retractor. 
18 yds. 1 ft. 10 in.) 
Only the articles and the quantities thereof that are actually 
needed to be placed upon the requisition. 
I his table is believed to be usually ample and sufficiently varied 
foi oidinary practice, but in order to provide for the necessities 
of epidemics and to indulge, as far as practicable, individual pre¬ 
ference 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 Quarter¬ 
master 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 quan¬ 
tities 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 \ eterinary Surgeon is to visit all the Companies of 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 and treatment of diseases; espe¬ 
cially to teach the anatomy and pathology of the foot. Tie 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 horseshoeing. It would 
be economy to have a Veterinary Surgeon at every post where 
there are a considerable number of public animals, say four Com- 
