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inches, when the mare would commence cringing more than they 
usually do, and the stallion, screaming, would rear up and dis¬ 
mount. Manual examination revealed a persistent hymen m the 
form of a strong fibrous cord. Dilatation of the vulva with the 
hands, and moderate traction on the cord, readily brought it into 
view when it was seen to consist of white fibrous tissue, to be 
about two and a half inches long, and running transversely across 
the genital passage. At its central part it was rope-like, about 
as thick as a man’s thumb, and very tough and hard. Towards 
each extremity it became flattened out antero-posteriorly, taking 
on the character of a thick, tough membrane, and was firml} 
attached to each side of the vagina. 
Case No. 2 .—A three-year-old cow at her first parturition; 
animal had been in labor for twelve hours, rectum protruding, 
vulva apparently much swollen, the enlargement having a pro¬ 
nounced cervical shape, two feet projecting a few inches from 
the orifice. Attendants had pulled repeatedly on the projecting 
members, but without any effect, other than to cause the patient 
distress. Exploration with the hand discovered the calf’s nose 
and face wedged firmly against the roof of the vagina, while 
tight underneath its jaws was a hymen answering 111 all es¬ 
sential features to Case No. 1. In both cases dilatation and 
retraction of the labise of the vulva, with slight traction on the 
hymen, readily brought it within sight and reach. Section 
with an ordinary bistoury was all the treatment adopted or re- 
1 I11 Case No. 2, the feet and head were returned to the womb 
before section was attempted, immediately after which the. cow 
delivered herself of a live calf. Twenty minutes later, 011 giving 
the patient the usual parting glance, it was discovered that the 
cow had laid down, commenced straining, and had everted the 
entire body of the womb. The organ was quickly returned to 
its place, the vulva secured by three deep sutures, and the anima 
banked up in the ordinary way. She made a speedy and com¬ 
plete recovery. 
Vivisection in Switzerland. —The citizens of Zurich, 
Switzerland, have rejected, by 39, 47 6 votes ^17,297, a proposal 
submitted to them for the absolute prohibition of vivisection. 
On the other hand, a counter proposal of the Grand Council 
in favor of protection of animals, with due satisfaction to 
the demands of science, was adopted by a vote of 35,191 to 19,- 
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