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as completely to obstruct it ; the ends of the strings were cut off, 

 and the parts returned ; the wound in the abdomen was closed, 

 and the animal expressed no sign of suffering when the opera- 

 tion was concluded. On the following day he was frequently 

 sick, and vomited some milk that was given him ; his respiration 

 was hurried. Third day his sickness continued, and he vomited 

 some bilious fluid. Fifth day he passed a copious stool of the 

 same appearance as the fluid discharged by vomiting ; his sick- 

 ness from this time ceased, and his breathing was natural ; he 

 took bread and milk, and drank abundantly of water. Seventh 

 day he had three similar evacuations, and appeared well, eating 

 animal food freely. On the fifteenth day, his cure being estab- 

 lished, he was killed for the purpose of examination. The liga- 

 ture which was fastened around the intestine divided the interior 

 coats of the gut, in this respect resembling the operation of 

 a ligature upon an artery ; the peritoneal or outer coat alone 

 maintained its integrity. The inflammation which the liga- 

 ture induces on either side of it is terminated by the depo- 

 sition of a coat of lymph, exterior to the ligature ; this quickly 

 becomes organized ; and the ligature, thus enclosed, is liberated 

 by the ulcerative process, falls of necessity into the canal, and 

 passes off by stool.' " — Tr avers on Injuries. 



Penetrating Wounds of the Chest. 



Wounds of this character are not fatal, provided the lungs or 

 heart are not perforated. All that can be done is to suture the 

 wound, pass several turns of a roller round the chest, and adopt 

 such constitutional means as the case seems to require. 



WORMS. 



Animal parasites are sometimes found in the intestinal canal 

 of a horse in very large numbers ; they often exist without 

 producing any perceptible disturbance in the economy ; yet in 

 some cases they unquestionably produce irritation, suffering, and 

 ill health. The usual disease with which worms are connected 

 is indigestion, known by fetid breath, tucked up belly, staring 



