114 SPRING-TIME SURGERY 



tience, ability and ingenuity. Anodynes, sutur- 

 ing the vulva, the use of pessaries, surcingles, ele- 

 vating the rear of the cow, all have their incon- 

 veniences and drawbacks and at times all fail. 



We know in human kind what discomfort and 

 pain and even alarming constitutional symptoms 

 may result from even a comparatively slight dis- 

 placement of the uterus. Having this in mind, it 

 occurred to me that possibly the straining and 

 consequent eversion of the uterus in the cow may 

 be due to the traction upon and resulting dis- 

 placement of the uterus by a too closely adherent 

 placenta. And that the straining following the 

 replacement of the organ was due to a failure on 

 the part of the operator to get it into the normal 

 position. y y 



I have recently been trying the long-continued 

 effect of gravity on the uterus filled with water 

 and in the limited number of cases in which I had 

 the opportunity to try it I have been pleased with 

 the results. The following case will illustrate : 



A cow that had everted her uterus after giving 

 birth to a living calf. I found the animal in an 

 old peach orchard that was grown up with under- 



