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from the cold, and so did I, but I could not feel the slightest 
contraction of the vaginal substance. I then withdrew my arm 
as slowly and as cautiously as I could, and the protrusion pre¬ 
sently followed j ust as before. 
One resource alone remained. I once more introduced my 
arm, pushing up the protrusion, while an assistant passed two 
stitches of brown thread, four times doubled, deeply through the 
labia, leaving me just sufficient room to withdraw my hand, 
which, fortunately for this operation, is rather small. The part 
before protruded again presented itself at this aperture, but was 
retained by a third stitch also deeply taken, but with much care 
not to wound this substance, sufficient room being left for the 
passage of the urine and nothing more. We again doused her 
well with cold water, and released her. As she stood, the pres¬ 
sure of the vagina against the closed labia seemed dreadful, but 
we had provided against this by the depth of our stitches. 
Plenty of cold water externally, but not much to drink. 
30^//.~The bulging is very great, but the stitches do not give 
way. She passes her urine freely, and feeds well. Still apply 
cold water. 
OcL 2d .—The bulging is not so considerable, and the stitches 
are firm. 
4:th .—The protrusion is considerably diminished, and the na¬ 
tural folds of the labia are beginning to appear. Let her quite 
alone. 
27th .—Two of the stitches have sloughed out; the protrusion 
has disappeared, and she is doing well. 
The young one is growing at a strange rate, and beginning to 
play about in her clumsy way. 
PARALYSIS—JUI^GLE FOWL. 
Dec. 2d, 1837.—This bird, five months old, has been getting, 
what we are accustomed to call, cramped. There is considerable 
difficulty and evident pain in moving. The bird gets into a 
corner, and can scarcely be coaxed from it, even to eat. The 
place is warm enough, and the feeding is not improper. Give 
half grain doses of calomel morning and night until the bowels 
are well opened, and let the bird have a little hempseed, and a 
peppercorn or two within its reach. 
Ath. —Dead. There was no appearance of disease in the 
thorax or abdomen, except that the large intestines were loaded 
with food. There was nothing to throw the smallest light on 
the cause of death, until the spinal cord was examined. There 
was evident inflammation of the membranes of the lumbar por- 
