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of a district, or its atmosplieric condition, may have 

 any connection with it, is also a question. We know 

 that in some portions of Lone; Island, casos of 

 tetanns are commonly met with, at some seasons of 

 the year, after surgical operations of every kind. 

 It m;iy appeal- within a few da^'s following the 

 castration, or it may defer its visitation for a period 

 of twenty days, or longer. 



Tetanus is certainly a very frequent complication 

 of castration, but since the prophylactic application 

 of antitoxine in ection inaugurated by Pi of. Nocard 

 previous to the performance of any surgical operation, 

 the dangers of its appearance have almost entirely 

 vanished. As to the treatment indicated for the 

 tetanus of castration, it is that which is applied to all 

 cases of that traumatic affection. 



AMAUROSIS. 



This disease may also be included among tliose 

 classed as the sequelre of castration, having been 

 known to follow cases where hemorrhage of the 

 small testicular artery had occurred. Tonic treat- 

 ment internally and local stimulating applications 

 may sometimes relieve this complication, but it will 

 generally be admitted to be incurable. 



COMPARATIVE VIEW OP THE VARIOUS MODES OF 

 CASTRATION. 



The process by simple excision, by reason of the 

 hemorrhage which necessarily accompanies it, though 



