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without success, and beginning' to roar quite severely he was 
tracheotomized and the puncture of the guttural pouches on 
both sides was performed, but all without result. The dis¬ 
charge from the nose, the epistaxis, and the difficulty of deg¬ 
lutition continued to grow worse, and a fatal result was looked 
for at an early date. The veterinarian in attendance suspect¬ 
ing a tumor in the fauces, incised the soft palate in its length, 
and through the incision felt a growth attached above the 
larynx, hard and firmly adherent, and of the size of an apple. 
Professor Labat having confirmed the diagnosis, an opera- 
;ion for the removal of the tumor was decided on. The ani¬ 
mal was thrown and placed on his back, with the head well 
extended, and the first rings of the trachea, the crico-tracheal 
igament, the cricoid cartilage, and the crico-thyroid ligament 
vvere incised, as in the operation for the removal of the aryte- 
loid cartilage in cases of roaring. The condition and size of 
-he tumor could then be felt, and passing the chain of an ecra- 
ijeur at its base it was cut off. The tumor was a pavimentous, 
obulated epithelioma .—Revue Veterinaire. 
b. —ITALIAN JOURNALS. 
SALIVARY CALCULUS IN THE STENO’S DUCT OF A DONKEY. 
By Mr. G. Calabresse. 
The subject was a donkey, eighteen years old. 
The tumor was of the size of an egg, and was found on the 
eft side ; it was hard to the touch, and painless. The motions 
)f the jaw were much interfered with, and the animal besran 
o show the effects of this interference with the digestive func¬ 
tions* The extraction of the calculus was performed with the 
LCtual cautery, and the wound was dressed with simple anti¬ 
septic dressing, healing in about a month. The calculus had 
aken six years to develop to its present growth .—Clinica Vet- 
rinaria . 
THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE. 
By Mr. Rabbaglietti. 
The author claims that spirits of turpentine can be advan- 
ageously used in several affections, such as typhoid fever and 
