NEW LOCAL ANAESTHETIC. 
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Mr. Green, a veterinary surgeon, of Greenwich, was 
called upon by a gentleman residing at Blackheath to attend 
a favorite and valuable horse. Notwithstanding every 
attention was paid, the animal died, and, on the body being 
opened, six extremely large stones, of a conical form, one of 
which weighs upwards of 6 lbs., were found in the intestines. 
The larger one having become shifted from the position 
in which its formation had taken place had thus caused 
death. 
PONY POISONED BY YEW LEAVES. 
A few days ago, a favorite pony, the property of Albert 
Smith, Esq., of Sheffield, was found dead in the field. 
Mr. Turner, veterinary surgeon, was called in, and found 
that the pony had been poisoned by eating the cuttings from 
the yew, which had been carried as waste from the shrubbery 
to the corner of the field. Another valuable animal, grazing 
in the same field, would have fallen a victim but for the 
skilful aid rendered by Mr. Turner. 
ACTION OE STRYCHNIA AND WOURARA. 
The physiological action of strychnia and wourara is 
asserted to be the same in all important particulars by 
MM. Martin, Magrow, and Buisson. The antagonism 
which has been said to exist between these poisons is there¬ 
fore imaginary. 
A NEW LOCAL ANESTHETIC. 
M. A. Claisse has been in the habit of using as a local 
anaesthetic a solution of camphor in sulphuric ether. A 
small flask is filled one third with powdered camphor, to 
which is added sulphuric ether q. s. to fill it. A piece of 
sponge dipped in this is to be rubbed on the part to be 
operated on for about a minute, when abscesses may be 
opened and the minor operations of surgery performed with¬ 
out the patient feeling any pain. 
