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uterus. This was impracticable on account of the large 
dimension of the chest of the foal, and which was entirely 
out of the vulva. The third was that of dissecting off the 
body, which was done by dividing it at the lumbar region. 
This being accomplished and the viscera removed, the pos¬ 
terior part was returned into the uterus, after which the hind 
feet were drawn towards the orifice of the vagina, in order to 
pass a cord round them, and by this means an assistant was 
enabled to exert slight traction, while at the same time 
pressure was made against the rump of the foetus, and in this 
way the whole was removed, without the animal evincing the 
least pain. 
The subsequent treatment was long and tedious; the 
mucous membranes became partially mortified, and had to be 
excised and cauterized by the actual cautery, and the animal 
was not in a state tft be discharged from the infirmary for 
some time afterwards. 
Annales de Medecine Veterhiaires Bruxelles , January. 1859. 
EPIZOOTIC AFFECTION OF THE SKIN—DARTRE 
FURFURACEE—IN THE CANTON DE HUY. 
By M. J. Macoups, Medecin Veterinaire. 
During the last quarter of 1858, several cases of herpes 
furfuracee , of an epizootic character, occurred among cattle; 
particularly in the large distillers* establishments. The 
malady presented the following symptoms : at the beginning 
the hair around the eyes came off, and the skin was soon 
covered with a grayish crust or coating, without any tume¬ 
faction, or the animal showing any sign of indisposition. 
If remedies were not speedily applied, the whole body would 
become affected with herpes, followed by dulness and loss of 
appetite. The patient was constantly rubbing himself against 
the partition or any hard substance within his reach. 
This disease has been ascertained to be contagious, not only 
to animals of the same species, but also to horses and man. 
In one instance four cows and six horses were affected. T he 
treatment consisted in the exhibition of some purgative me¬ 
dicine and the application of the sulphuret of potassium made 
into an ointment with oil and lard, and at the end of a week 
these animals were cured. 
The two men who had dressed the horses, and the woman 
who attended to the cows, were now attacked. The same 
ointment was applied to them, and a speedy cure effected. 
