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little way, and variously manipulating before I could get it to 

 enter the duct. Presently it did so, and then with slight force 

 was easily pushed onward to the extent of eight inches : here it 

 stopped, and no pressure safe to be used could force it further. 

 It had, in fact, reached the tortuous part of the canal, through 

 the curvatures of which I was not able to make it pass : I there- 

 fore Avithdrew it. I next tried what effect syringing the puncta 

 would have : the warm water was readily injected into the sac, 

 which instantly became distended; but, instead of flowing on- 

 ward into the duct, all of it regurgitated into the eye. Now I 

 thought I would apply the syringe to the aperture of the duct 

 within the nose ; first, however, passing up the probe. The 

 probe could not be pushed up further than about two inches; 

 stopping, as it had done before, at the part where the canal grows 

 tortuous. The injected water, however, found passage and exit 

 through the puncta, flowing out in a continuous stream over the 

 eye. I served the opposite eye in the same manner, succeeding 

 equally well, and then suffered my patient once more to rise. 

 This time I felt satisfied with my operations : I now entertained 

 no doubt I should make a cure of the watery eyes. After the 

 operation I had the eyes fomented daily, and ordered some cathar- 

 tic medicine. 



ll^A. — Both eyes looking much better : not half the quantity 

 of tears as formerly flow the wrong way. Slight conjunctival 

 inflammation. 



\^th. — Very little lachrymation over the face ; the eyes looking 

 greatly improved ; neither inflamed so much, nor to the same degree 

 as before intolerant of light. 



^Oth. — The amendment has been uninterruptedly progressive. 

 The tears now flow the proper way : the horse is cured of his 

 " watery eyes." 



I have thought, since the occurrence of the above, that the cat- 

 gut bougies employed in surgical practice would prove just the 

 thing for a case of this kind ; and might possibly, were it neces- 

 sary, be insinuated through the curvatures of the canal. But, may 

 we not succeed in curing such cases as this by syringing alone ? I 

 think we shall find we may. If not, then will come the question 

 about the kind and use of tlie bougie. 



