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to stand, and seemed unconscious of everything around her, I 

 concluded that she was lost : I gave her one or two drops of 

 warm brandy and water, covered her up closely, and put her to 

 bed. 



"To my surprise, on the following morning, she was curled 

 round in her basket ; she licked my hands, and ate a bit of bread' 

 and butter ; but when put on her legs staggered and fell. The 

 pudendum was dreadfully swollen, and literally black. In the 

 afternoon she again took a little food : she came voluntarily from 

 her basket, wagged her tail when spoken to, and on the following 

 day she was taken in her basket a journey of seventy miles, and 

 afterwards did well. No one could be more rejoiced than was her 

 master, who was present at, and superintended, the greater part of 

 the proceedings. 



" The beneficial effect of Ergot of Bye in difficult Parturition. — The 

 following case is from the pen of Professor Dick : — 



" ' On the i oth instant, a pointer bitch produced two puppies ; 

 and it was thought by the person having her in charge that she 

 had no more. She was put into a comfortable box, and with a 

 little care was expected to do well. On the next morning, how- 

 ever, she was sick and breathed heavily, and continued rather 

 uneasy all the day. 



" ' On the forenoon of the following day I was requested to see 

 her. I found her with her nose dry, breath hot, respiration fre- 

 quent, mouth hot and parched, coat - staring, back roached, pulse 

 1 20, and a black foetid discharge from the vagina. Pressure on 

 the abdomen gave pain. A pup could be obscurely felt ; the 

 secretion of milk was suppressed, and the skin had lost its natural 

 elasticity. 



" ' Tepid water with a little soap dissolved in it was immediately 

 injected into the uterus, which in a considerable degree excited its 



