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oue or two stitches, say an inch deep (strong fish line as good as 

 any), in the vagina. It has freqnently happened, in my experi- 

 ence, that when the protruded part had been unusually swollen 

 and then returned, that there is less fear of a return, and the way 

 in which I account for it is this, that when replaced it is too large 

 to be easily cast, and the time it takes for reduction is sufficient to 

 impart the necessary strength to retain it. A stitch in the back is 

 frequently resorted to, but in my opinion not necessary; this 

 practice tends to irritate, and denies to her sleep, the most import- 

 ant need required for her comfort and recovery. Should the 

 stitches rot or give way, renew them until she is somewhat 

 advanced, then, as a matter of course, all fear is over, and as I 

 have before observed, if she be not improperly exposed and half 

 starved, the trouble will cease. I give twice a day a little bran 

 and shorts (water just enough to damp). The following excellent 

 remedy should be regularly given : half ounce pulverized opium, 

 two ounces pulverized copperas, both in a pint of whisky; a 

 tablespoon full morning and evening (niter would be better but 

 is more expensive), she "will not refuse this in feed, and long 

 before the mixture is exhausted she will have ceased to require 

 further attention. Shortly after next calving, she may cut again, 

 but it is erroneous to suppose that because a cow has cast her 

 ■withers, she will always do so." 



The Barometer — A New Theory. 



Mr. L. H. Reynolds, Brockport, Monroe county, New York, 

 has a new theory for observing the barometer. He says: "I 

 have one hanging in my office that for five years has never deceived 

 me. If it is going to rain, the top of the mercury column will 

 become flattened or depressed, forming a cup more or less deep 

 as the rain is to be longer or shorter in duration. When it is 

 about to clear off, or while it continues dry, the top of the column 

 will become convex. The changes occur always from six to twelve 

 hours before the change in the weather, and apparently have no 

 connection with the rise and fall of the mercury in the tube." 



Mr. Solon Robinson. — We are glad to find from the above state- 

 ment, that there is some possible way of making the barometer 

 useful to fiirmers. We should like, however, to inquire if it 

 would not be necessary to wear one or two extra pair of specta- 

 cles to enable him to discover this concavity or convexity. 



