Next morning the inflammation had extended farther up the and he complained of great pain in the toe, so I took him over to an open door and made a minute examination. I found a very small orifice close to the nail at its outer side, and looking very closely, I thought I detected a movement in a black speck that was just visible in the opening ; so taking a fine pair of forceps I extracted a lively maggot about \ an inch long; following up my success I fished out two more, and then filled the hole with carbolic oil, 1 to 5, and stopped it with cotton; a poultice over all. That evening 5 more1 maggots of the same length came away in the poultice, yet the pain was not relieved, the man stating he felt more within, "Working about in his foot. I then introduced cotton dipped i'1 I pure carbolic acid, and next morning two more camo away. again introduced the pure carbolic, and had the satisfaction of seeing three maggots, fully an inch long each, come away in the poultice, and from that time all pain ceased, the inflammation subsided, and he has returned to his duty. Most probably this man had a small crack in the skin of his in which a toe, fly had deposited its eggs. I am induced to send this account in consequence of having seen a somewhat similar case recorded by Mr. Higginson, Civil Surgeon, Gondah, and headed " Peenash."

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Assistant Surgeon, 16th Brigade, Tloyal Artillery. f ?a? ? A TPtxt A- FEW days ago, a Gunner of 1/25, R. A., was admitted to hospital, complaining of severe pain in his left foot, the fourth toe of which was greatly swollen, tho inflammation extending half way up the dorsum of the foot; warm fomentations aud rest were ordered, aud the foot to bo kept raised. "