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Cases II, III, IV, and V, similarly operated on, all did well. 



Case VI. — A four-year-old donkey bled, after rising. But, as the 

 hemorrhage appeared to come from the artery of the cord, nothing was 

 done. It stopped, and he in the end did well. 



Case VII. — A thorough-bred yearling. Testicles small, and not com- 

 pletely down. The cord so short that great difficulty was experienced 

 in applying the forceps. With the left cord Mr. Simonds succeeded, and 

 by a few turns prevented bleeding ; but with the right he was compelled 

 lo have recourse to the actual cautery. This shows we cannot always 

 succeed by torsion. 



Case VIII. — A valuable chestnut horse, seven years old. The left 

 cord was considerably enlarged, and serous effusion had taken place into 

 its tissue. The artery, about two inches above the gland, was found to 

 divide into three branches. By proceeding cautiously, these were in 

 turns seized and twisted with the forceps. The artery of the cord gave 

 out a fine stream ; but, as Mr. Simonds has seldom attended to this, the 

 animal was, notwithstanding, let up without any attempt to arrest it. The 

 bleeding continued for two hours, and the scrotum on that side was filled 

 with coagulated blood, producing some pain, accompanied by an accele- 

 rated pulse and hurried breathing. An opiate was given. This shortly 

 produced relief, and all went on well. The coagulum was removed on the 

 following day, and the parts fomented. More swelling took place in this 

 than in any preceding case ; still it yielded to fomentation and exercise. 



Case IX. — A two-year-old, the property of the Queen Dowager. 

 The left testicle was double the size of the other, and the artery of the 

 cord was very large. Having had some reason to regret not having 

 applied torsion to this vessel in Case VIII, in the present one Mr. 

 Simonds twisted it. Very slight preputial swelling ensued, and the case 

 was discharged the day after operating. 



Mr. Daws, in 1838, by way of experiment, cut an aged stallion by 

 torsion, who died the following morning from hemorrhage of the right 

 cord. On examination of the parts, the left spermatic artery was found 

 perfectly plugged : the right had recoiled and untwisted itself Its mouth 

 was open and free from blood. The same year Mr. Daws operated on 

 another subject, more than twenty years of age, who had covered a short 

 period before the operation. Being bought for the experiment, he was 

 destroyed four days after the operation. Clots at the divided ends of tlie 

 vessel had rendered them completely impervious. Their inner tunics 

 were torn and adherent. There was a slight appearance of healthy 

 purulent secretion on some spots. The following year Mr. Daws operated 

 on three colts. No constitutional excitement supervened, and tumefaction 

 of the gheath resulted. Mr. Daws's words are — " These results exceeded 

 my expectations." 



