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EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS. 
Upon this theory, that puerperal metro-peritonitis is always of 
septic origin, the author recommends the irrigations patronized 
by Franck and Haubner. 
The injections are made with a long irrigator, introduced into 
the uterus, and between twenty-five and thirty quarts of water 
are allowed to wash the whole cavity. The irrigations are made 
at least once, and if the putrefaction is extensive, twice a day, 
the condition of the vaginal discharge, the temperature and gen¬ 
eral condition of the patient, furnishing, in fact, the indications 
to be carried into effect. 
The solution employed in preference is that of corrosive sub¬ 
limate, 1 part in 1,000. A sufficient number of observations have 
proved this to be a perfectly harmless formula and one that can 
be used without fear of mercurial poisoning. Besides its septic 
effect, the solution has a property of stimulating the contraction 
of the uterus, and thus facilitating the expulsion of the putrid 
elements. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREATMENT OF TETANUS. 
By M. A. Trincjhera. 
After mentioning all the recent works which have established 
the infectious origin of tetanus and considered the poor results 
obtained by many of the various treatments recommended, the 
author mentions the experiments he has made in the line of treat¬ 
ment and suggests the use of salicylate of quinine, in tracheal 
injections. The formula is: 
Salicylate of quinine, 6 parts. 
Salicylic acid, 3 “ 
Distilled water, 
Absolute alcohol, aa. 75 “ 
This is a dose for one tracheal injection, made in the evening. 
The treatment can be followed during live or ten days. A rapid 
recovery was obtained in two cases of traumatic and one of 
chronic tetanus .—Clinica Yeterinaria. 
