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beneath the abdomen. The hot water (without cow-dung) may bei 

 appb'cd to the cumblie by means of a brush, as above alluded tp. 

 This will soon become saturated with hot water, and the continu- 

 ed application of this will keep up its terapei'ature, which the 

 thickness of the cloth will prevontimmcdiately becoming reduced." 



Blistering and Firing are not frequently resorted to. They are, 

 as compared with the same processes on horse, ox, camel, &c., 

 simplified by the paucity of hair. The common Blistering Oint-. 

 MENT is made up of ordinary Unguentum Cantharidis together 

 with twice its bulk of turpentine. 



Poulticing boots for the feet are particularly useful as a protection 

 from injury and dirt of these important organs when they are 

 suffering from disease. 



We have already dealt with the methods of eesteaint adopted 

 during operations. Sometimes these prove quite unnecessary but 

 generally they are required for the safety of the Surgeon and his, 

 Assistants. We believe chloroform has been successfully used in 

 operations on the elephant but have no exact record of this to 

 hand. There are vei-y few operations in which it would be required 

 and it is doubtful whether the elephant feels pain very acutely. 



lu making PostMortem Examinationxof the elephant thegreatest. 

 care must be exercised to avoid entry of the body-fluids through, 

 small wounds about the hands and arms of the operator. A recent, 

 sad case of fatalitj resulting from such inoculation has been 

 brought to my notice, and para. 1792 of the 1882 Indian Com- 

 missariat Code says " attendants cutting up dead elephants should, 

 anoint their hands with sweet oil to prevent the breaking out of 

 ulcers which are liable to be caused by contact with the fluids of 

 the dead body." Probably the cases in which ill results have 

 ensued were of specific disorder. The same paragraph enjoins 

 that "when an elephant dies, after the usual ^osi-??xoriem examin- 

 ation, it shall be i-emoved to some distance from the cantonment 

 and buried." The ordinary post mortem instruments, as supplied 

 by Government, suffice, with exception of the saw, in place oi 

 which a long thin saw devoid of back is needed for making: 

 sections of the skull. A sharp axe will also be found useful., 

 Each elephant establishment should have a set of these instru- 

 ments available. 



