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we found a rigid os, which it was impossible to dilate sufficiently 
for the delivery of the foetus. As the symptoms were not very 
urgent, we decided to bandage the mare to prevent any further 
displacement and await results. The next day we made another 
visit, when we found the os dilated, with occasionally light labor 
pains, and we soon delivered the mare of a living foal, which lived 
for three days, and, had it not been chilled, the prospects would 
have been good for raising it. The mare recovered and is now 
at work, although unsightly owing to the pendant abdomen. 
The second case was a Standard bred trotting ffiare, four years 
old, the property of S. A. Brown & Co., and was first noticed 
ailing July 12, ’88, when there appeared to be a tumor forming 
in the mamary gland. It gradually extended until it reached the 
sternum, but did not become near so pendant as in the former case* 
There was a rupture of the skin about an inch long between the 
teats. On the 13th we were called to see the mare and found 
her in the above condition. We also found the condition of the 
os similar to that in the first case and proceeded in the same 
manner, and on the next day delivered the mare of a living foal, 
which lived for about twenty-four hours. 
The mare is doing well, the hernia diminishing in size, the 
abdomen gradually assuming its normal position. 
In the last case the head was doubled over on the left shoulder 
and the foetus lay on its back. The fore legs were also bent 
backward and were lodged below the pelvis, making it somewhat 
difficult to bring into proper position. 
PILOCARPINE AND PHYSOSTIGMINE. 
By the Same. 
At present the subject of Pilocarpine and Physostigmine is 
receiving a great deal of attention from some noted English 
veterinarians. I have used the drugs for over a year, and my 
observations lead to somewhat different conclusions from those 
arrived at by them—especially as to its sudorific action. I have 
noticed the most profuse perspiration within fifteen minutes after 
its administration. This is especially true in severe cases of acute 
