Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-29
VETERINARY SKILL.
Something About the Work of
Capable Practitioner.
What Was Brought Out By Reporters
Interview With Some of Our Lead
ing Liverymen.

tne WOTK uOD0 on TIE HyeBd lOr tnS
show people by DR.. T. F. Stanton,
has attracted much attention, from
the fact that it was the first case OF
! the kind on record, and also that il
carried with it a degree of danger
that the common run of people have
no desire to face. 1t should have
been stated in that connection that
DIR. Stanton wound thirty feet OF
plaster paris bandage around the
hyena's leg and held it there until it
was dry. While this is a piece OF
surgical work that has few parallels
in this country, the same veterina-
rian has accomplished other feats
that are nearly as remarkable. they,
however, were not on vicious ami
mails, but on horses and cattle. In
order TO tell the people of the country
something about the work accom-
plished by DR.. Stanton since his res
idence here, a LEAF-CHRONICLE re-
porter made it point yesterday to
interview the livery men of Clarks
vile and hear what they had to say
about the gentleman and his work.
The first livery man seen was Ru.
dolph Shelton, VINO conducts the
livery business of John F. Shelton q
Son. Some time ago Mr.. Shelton
bought a horse for almost nothing.
The animal had a chronic case of
dew poison and scratches. Mr.. Shell
ton thought at first he could cure
him, but after several months he be-
came convinced that the case had
gone beyond his control, and as a
last resort he called in DR.. Stanton
and gave him the case. The result
was that in very short time the
animal was entirely cured. He made
a good livery horse for many weeks
and was finally sold at good price,
and he is as well today as he ever
was in his life. The same gentleman
had another horse he had given up
for gone. The animal had sore eyes,
caused from bad teeth. A little den.
tai work by DR.. Stanton cured
the horse and he is to-day doing Val
liable service for his owner. Numer-
Gus other cases were mentioned by
Mr.. Section, which can not he men
toned here. Mr.. Shelton says, how
ever, that DIR. Stanton is just the
man this country needs, and he has
no hesitancy in recommending him
to all people who have stock which
need the attention of capable doc
tor. "Dr. Stanton understands his
business thoroughly" said Mr.. Shell
ton, "and he is gentleman with
whom it is pleasure to do busi
ness"
The next place visited was the
Eclipse stable, owned by G. S. Daniel.
Here a case was found that rivals
anything ever done in the city or
country in the veterinary field. Mr..
Daniel had a horse with that dreaded
disease, fistula. The case was far
gone and it was thought TO have been
beyond the power of man t. save
the animal. Some Kentucky man
had been treating the horse for nearly
year, the disease growing worse all
the time The horse was brought to
the city and was treated after fash
ion, the fistula gradually eating its
way into the animals vitals. When
DR.. Stanton was called in to treat the
horse he found the animal in terri.
BILE condition. The fstula had eaten
a hole between the shoulders that
could not be covered with man S
hat, and portions of the backbone
were visible. To make the case more
aggravating, these bones were in a
state of decay. They were rotten
and had to be removed before the
work of curing the disease could be
commenced. This, however, was
soon done by the use of instruments
made for such purposes, and DIR.
Stanton went about his work. 1t was
not long until there were marked
changes in the horse and they were
for the better. To make a long story
short, reporter asked to see the
horse. He was told that he had
been sent out on trip and would
not be back until late. The horse is
doing regular livery work and is en-.
tirely well. Mr.. Daniel will testify
to this and he will tell you that Dr.
Stanton is man who understands
his business thoroughly. He has
done more work for Mr. Daniel and
has been successful in all of it.
Squire Caldwell was seen, and in
answer to'a question he said: CDR
Stanton has done much work for me
since he has been in Clarksvile, and
l take the greatest pleasure in recon-
mending him TO the people of the
county as a man who is the best vet
Urinary surgeon that has ever located
in Clarksville. He is entirely wor
thy of any patronage the people may
give him, for he will treat then