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relapsed into his former condition, and his muscles were as rigidly 
tetanic as ever. He was destroyed in the evening, and buried, no 
post-mortem examination being allowed to take place. 
I am certainly inclined to hope something from the exhibition 
of hydrocyanic acid in tetanus, and I will avail myself of the first 
favourable opportunity to put it fairly to the test. I should be 
inclined to try the effect of small quantities of this powerful me- 
dicament. I would not exceed a drachm, injected twice or thrice 
in the day, in a small quantity of tepid water, the rectum being 
previously cleared of all faeces. 
I would not irritate m\ patient by forcing him to swallow any 
medicine ; for he will generally drink water with the tincture of 
croton in it, if he cannot get any thing else. Counter-irritants, as 
rowels, setons, blisters, &c., I would altogether avoid. Quietude, 
warm clothing, and fresh air, I should deem indispensable. 
Should the disease arise from any external injury, I should deem 
palliative treatment of the affected parts far preferable to any 
stimulants. 
A CASE OF SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF DISLOCA- 
TION OF THE CERVICAL VERTEBRAS IN A HEIFER. 
By Mr. J. W. Ions, V.S., Waterford. 
A HEIFER, belonging to Sir John Bautry Jones, of Mallinabro, 
near Waterford, was brought to me in the beginning of last 
May, on account of an injury in the neck, which she had received 
in the previous week. Her head was completely turned round to 
the off-shoulder, and the eye partially paralyzed. I almost de- 
spaired of the case, but was anxious to try what could be done. 
I commenced, assisted by my son and apprentice, with endea- 
vouring gently, yet forcibly, to bring the head back into its natural 
and straight position, and we had the satisfaction of hearing the 
bones jerk into their proper places. We then took a wide horse- 
girth, and buckled it tightly round her body, and on either side of 
this we sewed some strong pieces of leather, six inches square. 
A strong leather strap was then buckled round the horns, from the 
sides of which were firmly attached two tough pieces of ^ash, such 
as we use for twitches, the other ends being fastened to the leathers 
which were sewn to the roller on each side. 
There was a very large swelling on the off side of the neck, at 
the situation in which the dislocation had taken place. I passed 
a seton from above, downwards, through the whole extent of it* 
and ordered it to be bathed four or five times in the day with a 
