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and thus add to the difficulty of the task awaiting the 

 surgeon. 



" With this object an old, though clean, blanket should 

 be procured, and, being folded once and soaked in a warm 

 solution of carbolic acid, should then be passed under the 

 womb and raised by a couple of men standing one on each 

 side behind the mare, until the displaced organ is brought 

 into a straight line with the vaginal opening. By this 

 means the weight is removed from the part by which it 

 hangs, and the circulation is restored and facilitated. The 

 effect of cold and exposure, which tends to cause congestion, 

 may be guarded against by covering it over with a flannel 

 wrung out in warm carbolized water. Failing to secure pro- 

 fessional assistance an attempt should be made to return it. 

 Before commencing to do so the hands of the operator should 

 be thoroughly cleansed and dressed with carbolized oil, and 

 should any dirt have become attached to the extruded organ 

 it must be carefully removed by washing with warm car- 

 bolized water. The organ should also receive a dressing of 

 carbolized oil over its entire surface. When the uterus has 

 become much swollen and congested it will be necessary to 

 effect a reduction in its size before it can be returned. To 

 do this the surface of the mucous membrane will require to 

 be scarified, i.e., be pricked here and there at numerous 

 points with the point of a clean lancet or knife and then 

 fomented with warm carbolized water. 



" In commencing to put it back, that part of the organ 

 nearest to the vaginal opening should first be pushed inward, 

 and the part next succeeding should follow until a consider- 

 able portion has been replaced. Then, while it is still sup- 

 ported in position, the doubled fist should be placed against 

 the extreme end of the extruded part, and by careful, 

 gentle, and continued pressure the whole returned to its 



