450 SUPPOSED POISONING OF A COW BY EATING YEW. 
uneasiness, not acute pain, irregular action of the bowels 
with frequent discharge of mucus, and capricious appe¬ 
tite, also a small unsteady pulse, and rapid loss of flesh, 
with dejected countenance, being among the most prominent 
symptoms I found in the above cases. 
USE OF SETONS IN “ STOMACH STAGGERS/’— 
TWISTING OF THE SINGLE AND DOUBLE 
COLON. 
By R. Bailey, M.R.C.V.S., Lambourn. 
Three years ago I had a case of stomach staggers, in 
which, after bleeding, endeavouring to purge the animal, 
applying mustard, then strong liniments, and afterwards 
blisters to the poll, I inserted four setons, two in front and 
two in rear of the ears, with most gratifying success. 
I have had another case of the same kind this last March, 
and again resorted to setoning, without trying so much 
beforehand, except in the bleeding and purging way. Here, 
too, the effect of the setons was very evident, and that within 
twelve hours. In both cases the physic acted after the 
setons. I submit that this treatment tends to restore the 
functions of the sympathetic nerve in the shortest time, for I 
consider that is the part principally affected in the disease so 
strangely termed stomach staggers. 
Last week I had a case in which the two colons were 
twdsted, on the left side, like the strands of a rope. I never 
met with nor heard of such an occurrence before. I should 
not have been surprised to find the small intestines so 
entangled, but this was a novelty to me. 
Excuse the expression two colons; you will understand 
my meaning. 
A CASE OF POISONING IN A COW; SUPPOSED 
BY EATING OF THE YEW (TAXUS BACCATE). 
By F. T. Stanley, 
Student of Veterinary Medicine, Aylesbury. 
On the 11th of May, I was sent by my preceptor to visit a 
cow, belonging to Mr. Pedel, of Wendover, which I found to 
