diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cb430601..4bd4ef58 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pub enum ConnectTarget {
     Unix(PathBuf)
 }
 
-/// Authentication information
+/// Authentication information.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct UserInfo {
     /// The username
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ impl InnerConnection {
         }
 
         match self.raw_prepare(TYPEINFO_QUERY,
-                               "SELECT typname, typelem, NULL::OID FROM pg_catalog.pg_type \
+                               "SELECT typname, typelem, NULL::OID \
+                                FROM pg_catalog.pg_type \
                                 WHERE oid = $1") {
             Ok(..) => Ok(()),
             Err(Error::IoError(e)) => Err(ConnectError::IoError(e)),
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index e46b90b3..ff9e7841 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ impl<R: BufRead> ReadCStr for R {
         let mut buf = vec![];
         try!(self.read_until(0, &mut buf));
         buf.pop();
-        String::from_utf8(buf).map_err(|_| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                                                          "received a non-utf8 string from server"))
+        String::from_utf8(buf).map_err(|err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, err))
     }
 }
 
@@ -320,11 +319,7 @@ impl<R: BufRead> ReadMessage for R {
             b't' => try!(read_parameter_description(&mut rdr)),
             b'T' => try!(read_row_description(&mut rdr)),
             b'Z' => ReadyForQuery { _state: try!(rdr.read_u8()) },
-            _ => {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                                          "unexpected message tag"))
-                                          
-            }
+            _ => return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "unexpected message tag")),
         };
         if rdr.limit() != 0 {
             return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "didn't read entire message"));
@@ -380,10 +375,7 @@ fn read_auth_message<R: Read>(buf: &mut R) -> io::Result<BackendMessage> {
         6 => AuthenticationSCMCredential,
         7 => AuthenticationGSS,
         9 => AuthenticationSSPI,
-        _ => {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                                      "unexpected authentication tag"));
-        }
+        _ => return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "unexpected authentication tag")),
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index e11444e0..cb7b52f2 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use byteorder::{ReadBytesExt, WriteBytesExt, BigEndian};
 
 use Result;
 use error::Error;
+use util;
 
 pub use ugh_privacy::Other;
 
@@ -106,7 +107,16 @@ macro_rules! make_postgres_type {
             }
 
             /// Returns the OID of the `Type`.
+            ///
+            /// # Deprecated
+            ///
+            /// Use `oid` instead.
             pub fn to_oid(&self) -> Oid {
+                self.oid()
+            }
+
+            /// Returns the OID of the `Type`.
+            pub fn oid(&self) -> Oid {
                 match *self {
                     $(Type::$variant => as_expr!($oid),)+
                     Type::Other(ref u) => u.oid(),
@@ -464,7 +474,7 @@ pub trait FromSql: Sized {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new value of this type from a `Read` of the binary format
+    /// Creates a new value of this type from a `Read`er of the binary format
     /// of the specified Postgres `Type`.
     ///
     /// The caller of this method is responsible for ensuring that this type
@@ -564,7 +574,8 @@ impl FromSql for HashMap<String, Option<String>> {
         for _ in 0..count {
             let key_len = try!(raw.read_i32::<BigEndian>());
             let mut key = vec![];
-            try!(raw.take(key_len as u64).read_to_end(&mut key));
+            key.extend((0..key_len).map(|_| 0));
+            try!(util::read_all(raw, &mut key));
             let key = match String::from_utf8(key) {
                 Ok(key) => key,
                 Err(_) => return Err(Error::BadResponse),
@@ -575,7 +586,8 @@ impl FromSql for HashMap<String, Option<String>> {
                 None
             } else {
                 let mut val = vec![];
-                try!(raw.take(val_len as u64).read_to_end(&mut val));
+                val.extend((0..val_len).map(|_| 0));
+                try!(util::read_all(raw, &mut val));
                 match String::from_utf8(val) {
                     Ok(val) => Some(val),
                     Err(_) => return Err(Error::BadResponse),
diff --git a/src/types/slice.rs b/src/types/slice.rs
index fe72b043..dc70aeeb 100644
--- a/src/types/slice.rs
+++ b/src/types/slice.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a + ToSql> ToSql for Slice<'a, T> {
         try!(w.write_i32::<BigEndian>(self.0.len() as i32));
         try!(w.write_i32::<BigEndian>(0)); // index offset
 
+        let mut inner_buf = vec![];
         for e in self.0 {
-            let mut inner_buf = vec![];
             match try!(e.to_sql(&member_type, &mut inner_buf)) {
                 IsNull::No => {
                     try!(w.write_i32::<BigEndian>(inner_buf.len() as i32));
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a + ToSql> ToSql for Slice<'a, T> {
                 }
                 IsNull::Yes => try!(w.write_i32::<BigEndian>(-1)),
             }
+            inner_buf.clear();
         }
 
         Ok(IsNull::No)
diff --git a/src/ugh_privacy.rs b/src/ugh_privacy.rs
index a1bfbef0..97628cc5 100644
--- a/src/ugh_privacy.rs
+++ b/src/ugh_privacy.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub struct DbError {
     constraint: Option<String>,
     file: String,
     line: u32,
-    routine: String
+    routine: String,
 }
 
 pub fn dberror_new_raw(fields: Vec<(u8, String)>) -> result::Result<DbError, ()> {