ON THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURE. 
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to introduce a large linen cloth underneath it to preserve it from 
gathering more filth. The corners of this cloth were held by two 
men, who lifted the protruded body from the ground, while the 
owner and myself introduced a considerable quantity of straw un¬ 
der her haunches, until we had elevated them at least a foot above 
the level of the head. 
The two men, assisted by the owner of the beast, now raised the 
cloth somewhat higher, while I, Avith some little difficulty, but gra¬ 
dually and effectually, succeeded in returning it to its natural ca¬ 
vity, 1 then found that a small portion of the placenta had been 
returned with the uterus: this I easily and perfectly extracted. 
I then passed three sutures of stout tape through the labia pudendi, 
and tied them somewhat loosely. We now endeavoured to get her 
up, but she fell again immediately. The throes still continuing, I 
gave her a drachm and a half of *opium dissolved in warm water, 
and ordered that she should be warmly clothed, and have gruel 
and warm mashes. 
4 P.M. —The after-pains ceased soon after the administration of 
the drink, and have not returned. She now gets up with a little 
assistance. The pulse 70—the ears, legs, and skin hot, and the faeces 
hard, and covered by an immense quantity of mucus. R Sulph. 
soda §x, zingiber. 3j, and give in good gruel. Continue the mashes, 
gruel, &c. 
Wth .—The medicine has operated well, and the bowels continue 
moderately open. The pulse is 58; the extremities warm; the 
appetite improved, and she is evidently doing well. Give her in 
some gruel two drachms each of gentian, ginger, and chamomile 
powder, and half an ounce of nitre. 
12//i.—Improving—remove sutures. Continue medicine. 
16/A.—In good health and spirits, and wanting no care of mine. 
She is of the Suffolk breed, eight years old. 
It is a very fine, healthy, male calf, and was dropped on the 
300th day of gestation. 
ON THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURE, AND ON 
CASTRATION. 
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By Mr. W. MoGFORD, V. S., Guernsey. 
Perhaps I realize in my own case one of the ends your va¬ 
luable Journal has in view, and which, as most others in the pro¬ 
fession have, no doubt, also experienced it, will go far to illustrate 
the importance of such a publication. The cases your pages bring 
