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double strap down to the staple or D, having a buckle midway 
to enable me to alter it as I wished. This method was of infinite 
service. In five weeks he had gentle exercise ; afterwards I rode 
him occasionally, and had him in the cart. He is now at home, 
ridden when wanted, and sometimes turned out. I saw him on 
Tuesday last gallopping in the field. 
Upon reference to Mr. Carlisle’s case you will at once see the 
difference. Mr. C. made a longitudinal section of the tendon, 
and three inches long, which may be preferable. I cut trans- 
versely. 
[Some of our contributors will possibly take up this subject. It 
is a very interesting one, and should be set at rest. — Ed.] 
SCIRRHOUS ENLARGEMENT OF THE TONGUE OF 
AN OX. 
By Mr. W. Banister, F.S., Battle. 
I have long perused your valuable Periodical with great plea- 
sure, and, I may add, profit too, and for which l return ypu, and 
the contributors to The Veterinarian, my cordial thanks. 
I remember reading in the number for September 1841 a case 
of scirrhus, or cancer, in the tongue of a heifer, communicated 
by Mr. James Howell. As these cases are few and far between, 
and that being the only one I ever saw on record, allow me to 
introduce one for 1842. 
The animal is an ox, aged, the property of a gentleman in the 
neighbourhood of Battle. He had fed and gone on well through 
the summer and autumn months of the year until December 9, 
when an unusual quantity of saliva was observed to drip from 
his mouth. His attendant, thinking all was not right, requested 
my father’s immediate attendance. He directly took notice of 
an increased action of the salivary glands. On examining the 
mouth all appeared right ; but the cheeks and parotid glands 
were much swollen, and there was also considerable engorgement 
of the submaxillary space. Rumination had now ceased. 
The head and cheeks were well stimulated, but no farther at- 
tendance was requested. 
The animal continued in this state for about three weeks, tak- 
ing very little nourishment, when a callous enlargement was ob- 
served on the posterior portion of the tongue, with several small 
