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FltACTUliE OF THE UPPER JAW-BONE. 
better ; respiration tranquil ; pulse natural ; eats and ruminates. 
Give ginger and gentian, and gruel occasionally. 
1 ()//>. — Milk fast returning ; lies down, stretches herself ; eats 
well : in short, she is so far recovered, that I have struck her off 
the sick list. 
CASE OF FRACTURE OF THE UPPER JAW-BONE. 
By Mr. Clay worth, of Spi Is by. 
June ls£, 1836. — A jobber in cattle was returning from this 
market, in liquor, and going at full speed, when his mare, a three- 
years old, fell with him, and pitched on her muzzle, and fractured 
the upper jaw, about three inches above the corner incisors, on 
both sides. The front teeth and jaw were turned like a hook 
completely within the bottom ones. The parts soon became much 
swollen and inflamed. Fomentations were at first applied ; but 
the mare was cast and brought on her back as soon as possible ; 
and, a balling-iron being put into her mouth, I placed my knee 
against her nasal bones, and, exerting considerable force, pulled 
the teeth outwards into their proper situation ; and, of course, 
as there were no muscles to act upon these bones, I had no 
trouble to keep them in their proper place. 
She was then tied in the middle of a large box, by means of 
a halter on each side, so that she could not get to rub her 
muzzle against any thing that would be likely to disturb the parts. 
She had a plentiful allowance of bean-meat and linseed tea, 
which she took very readily, and without much difficulty. 
8th , — A great deal of swelling and inflammation about the 
lips and nose. I gave 3iij of Cape aloes in solution, with ^ij of 
ginger, and ordered fomentations to be diligently applied as 
before. She takes her gruel freely. 
9th .-—' The inflammation and swelling much worse than yes- 
terday ; a great quantity of saliva is discharged from her mouth ; 
she appears altogether worse, and her breath smells very dis- 
agreeably. Her appetite is not so good. The medicine has not 
acted. I gave jij of aloes with ^iiij of linseed oil, and 5 ij of 
ginger. Foment, &c. as before. 
10 th . — The bowels opened : she looks more lively ; the swell- 
ing is abated, and the appetite is better : foment frequently in 
the day, and allow plenty of gruel. This sort of treatment was 
continued until the end of the month. When I saw her about 
the middle of the next month, the closest observer could scarcely 
perceive that any thing had been the matter, and, as the owner 
said, “ her ivories fitted like a rat-trap.” 
