INVE11SION OF THE UTERUS IN A COW, &c. 233 
rinary surgeon has been the first to describe, and has described 
so well. 
By the side of these two facts I would place a third, which 
has been furnished by direct experiment, and which presents a 
very strong analogy with them. 
When an irritating fluid is injected into the sac of the peri- 
cardium by means of a puncture on the left side between the 
cartilages of the sixth and seventh ribs, articular pains manifest 
themselves in one or more limbs, while inflammation is developed 
in the serous membrane that envelopes the heart ; and, often, 
these pains are so great, that it is almost impossible for the ani- 
mal to move. These experiments are not sufficiently complete 
for me to speak positively as to their results, but I have thought 
it right to mention them in connexion with M. Mercier’s case. 
H. B. 
Rec. de Med . Vet,, Mars 1841. 
INVERSION OF THE UTERUS IN A COW— RUPTURE 
OF IT IN THE EFFORT TO RETURN IT — ULTI- 
MATE CURE. 
By M. J. M. Eleout, M.V . , Morlaix. 
On the 4th of May 1830, I was sent for to attend a cow that 
had just calved, and in whom there was a complete inversion 
of the uterus. On the preceding evening she had fed as usual, 
and appeared to be in perfect health. Towards midnight the 
attention of the cowherd was attracted by the noise which she 
made in continually lying down and getting up. On procuring 
a light, he found that she had produced a dead calf, and that 
there was a complete inversion of the uterus. I was immediately 
sent for. On entering the stable, I found the cow lying on her 
litter and the membranes by her side. The uterus was completely 
everted. The uterine mucous membrane, which was of a deep red 
colour, was dirtied by resting on the dung and the urine. The whole 
of the expelled membranes were cold. The cow did not rest for a 
moment still, but was continually shifting her posture, as if she 
suffered from colic. Her plaintive lowing was incessant. 
I made her get up, and kept her in that position by means of 
a cloth, the extremities of which were held by assistants. In 
default of wine, I made a decoction of linseed, with which l 
