RUPTURE OF THE OESOPHAGUS. 



by means of tapes. This was done for a few days, when a larger 

 probang was used. The food accumulated less frequently, and, soon 

 after, ceased to accumulate at all. 



RUPTURE OF THE OESOPHAGUS. 



In cases of laceration, or rupture of the gullet, which too frequently 

 follow the violent attempts of unskillful persons to force down the 

 obstructing body, something might be done if the mischief were 

 immediately ascertained. Prudence, however, would dictate the 

 sacrifice of the animal, while it could be fairly sold to the butcher. 



If the cure be undertaken, the part must be opened- -the foreign 

 body liberated from the celhilar texture into which it had probably 

 been driven — all tlie dirt and indigested matter cleared carefully 

 away — the ragged and lacerated edges cut off — the divided portions 



