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ounce each, every other clay, to the amount of three or four 

 doses, will arrest the morbid phenomenon. The local remedy in 

 all cases of this kind is diluted acetic or pyroligneous acid. For 

 the treatment of a li^tulous opening, see Fistula. For puncture 

 of joints, see Open Joint. 



Penetrating Wounds 



Are inflicted by the horns of cattle, stakes, shafts, &c, and 

 have to be treated according to the nature of the case. A pene- 

 trating wound of the walls of the abdomen is generally followed 

 by protrusion of the intestine ; this has to be returned ; the 

 wound is then closed by strong sutures, and the belly must be 

 encircled with a long bandage. In such cases we generally keep 

 the bowels soluble with scalded shorts, well seasoned with salt, 

 and empty the rectum occasionally by enema. 



Penetrating Wound of Intestine. 



To illustrate the mode of procedure when the intestine is 

 wounded, the following case is introduced: We were called to 

 see a three-year-old colt that had been gored by a cow. The 

 animal had a wound on the off side, about four inches in length, 

 in the iliac region, through which a portion of the small intes- 

 tine protruded. On exploring the breach, it was found to run in 

 a slanting direction, and as it approached the peritoneum, was 

 found quite small, scarcely admitting the little finger ; here the 

 bowel was both strangulated and lacerated, the intestinal open- 

 ing being external to the stricture. Before proceeding to cast the 

 horse, a twitch was placed on the nose, and the edges of the 

 wounded intestine were neatly sewed together with a very fine 

 suture needle. Our reason for doing this before casting was, 

 lest in the animal's struggles the bowel might recede, and give us 

 some trouble in getting hold of it again. There was not much 

 danger of it, however; still we wanted to be on the safe side. 

 The intestinal wound was not produced by the cow's horn, but 

 took place some three hours afterwards, and two before we saw 

 the case, in the following manner: the protruded bowel had 



