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charged an abundance of bloody grumous pus, having a 
foetid odour, which indicated a complication of the ligament. 
The deduction from these observations was the necessity 
of laying open the tumour, so as to give exit to the pus ; 
but, before resorting to the operation, the inflammation had 
to be abated. This was done by the application of a linseed- 
meal poultice; the sinuses were also injected with cam¬ 
phorated brandy. 
This treatment was continued until the 16 th, by which 
time the tumour was reduced in size, and the movements 
of the head much freer; but the pus was still grumous, and 
the foetid odour of caries still existed. The operation was 
therefore proceeded with without any farther delay. All 
being prepared, the animal was cast, and a deep incision 
made across the large and small complexus muscles; 
also, at the same time, enlarging two sinuses, which 
extended on each side to the occipital protuberance. This 
was followed by an abundant haemorrhage, caused by the 
division of some of the muscular arteries, which had to be 
secured by ligature. The bleeding being stopped by this 
means, it was found that the diseased parts, which were 
now laid bare, were covered by a fungous coating, underneath 
which was a fibrous tissue, which was the cause of the 
persistence of the fistula. After having excised this foreign 
product, the whole of the wound was cauterized with liquid 
caustic, and the opening filled with pledgets of tow, saturated 
with a diluted solution of the same. The edges of the 
wound were dressed with empyreumatic oil, and the course 
of the pus with lard. 
On the 17th this dressing was renewed, and after having 
removed large lumps of clotted blood from the bottom of 
the wound, a fistula, which extended backwards, along the 
cervical ligament on the left side, was seen. As the patient had 
only been operated on the previous day, the laying open of 
this sinus was not made, and the wound only dressed with 
camphorated spirits of wine. 
This was continued till the 20th of the month, when a 
counter-opening was made, and the whole of the sinus laid 
open. A portion of the cervical ligament was discovered to 
be carious. All the foul products, which were here very 
abundant, being removed, the parts were cauterized as 
before. 
On the 25th there was a marked amelioration of the 
symptoms; the animal was able to raise its head, the tume¬ 
faction was much reduced, portions of the ligament had come 
away with the pus, and the case went on favorably till the 
