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the contact of foreign bodies. In the mean time, a messenger 

 was dispatched for me. Being at home, I was not long in 

 being at my post. After having her put in a position which 

 I considered favorable, I proceeded to detach the placenta, 

 which was easily done, and the part being free from dirt, was 

 soon ready for returning, which, from the dilated state of the 

 parts of generation, was of all cases I ever had, the most easily 

 accomplished. But mark the sequel ; when I imagined I had 

 made all right, the cow, appearing to suffer very little from the 

 effects of the operation, was let up from her situation, and I had 

 withdrawn my arm, when, behold, a portion of the small intestine 

 made its appearance through the vulva. Judge of my consterna- 

 tion now, having no cause to fear such an untoward act. I told 

 the owner how the case stood, and frankly confessed my igno- 

 rance of its cause. I now proceeded to find out the rent in the 

 uterus, which I soon did, it being in its posterior part, and without 

 much difficulty got the intestine returned. My next aim was 

 to cause as much contraction of the uterus as I could, so as to 

 bring the divided edges of the organ together. This I did by 

 the application of tr. opii camph., and which, I am proud to 

 say, soon gave me the required satisfaction ; so much so, in- 

 deed, that before I withdrew my arm, the laceration was 

 scarcely distinguishable to the touch. The cow in this case 

 appearing in so easy a state, no truss was applied the first 

 night, but a person staid with her, if possible to prevent future 

 ills. Now, sir, I must say of all cows, this one has gone on 

 most favorably. To give a description of her treatment would 

 be a waste of time and paper ; since as to the medical treat- 

 ment, it amounted almost to nothing. Careful nursing, with a 

 few solitary doses of medicine, constituted the whole ; and at 

 the time of writing this, she is in as thriving a state as any of 

 the stock on the farm. So I think I may say of this case> 

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