382 INVERSION AND RUPTURE OP THE UTERUS. 
slough. It is now generally adopted in medicine, — many 
thanks to the Homoeopathic practitioners. 
My first instigation to use the chloride of zinc sprang from 
its known efficacy in destroying the odour accompanying the 
process of sloughing. However, to my delight, I discovered 
it had the property of coagulating synovia. Under its use 
in open joint, the lubricating fluid will accumulate about the 
wound to the size of a man’s fist. It was this accumulation 
which I am always anxious should not be disturbed, under 
the notion that it was a fungoid excrescence or any other 
abnormal body. Fungus, it may as well be here stated, I 
have never met with while using the solution of chloride of 
zinc. The lotion appears to possess the powder of suppressing 
all luxuriant granulations. Thus it does good in tw 7 o ways. 
It not only causes an accumulation which effectually closes 
the orifice, while permitting the escape of pus, and allowing 
the healing process to go on internally, but at the same time 
it renders the after use of escharotics unnecessary; thus, 
in the hands of the very ignorant, doing more than the iron, 
guided by the most skilful operator, can pretend to ac- 
complish. 
INVERSION AND RUPTURE OF THE UTERUS.. 
By J. Younghusband, V.S., Greystoke. 
Dear Sir, — Perhaps the following definite description of 
two cases of inversion and rupture of the uterus in tw 7 o cows, 
with protrusion of the intestine in the one case, may prove 
interesting enough to obtain for them a small space in your 
valuable journal. 
On the morning of the 3d January, 1830, I w 7 as sent for in 
great haste to a cow that three days before had calved, and 
apparently up to this time had done well ; but on that 
morning, on the cow-keeper attending as usual, he found the 
cow dow n, and the whole of the uterus protruding through 
the vagina. On my arrival I found her as described, with 
the uterus in a most loathsome state, from being suffered to 
remain unprotected among the dung and urine of the cow- 
house, and also the placental membranes adherent. Plenty 
of assistance being at hand, we had her up, well raised her 
hind parts, and in that position secured her, so that she 
could not well slip down again. Having carefully detached 
the placenta, I next proceeded to cleanse the parts by washing 
them with a mixture of weak spirit a&d w 7 ater. Having 
