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discovered, the head especially presenting an unusual deformity, 
due to the enlargement of the bones of the skull. This affection 
has already become a subject of study by French veterinarians, 
principally Messrs. Laquerriere and Germain, under the name of 
osteomalacia.— Ibid. 
STRANGULATED INGUINAL HERNIA IN A GELDING. 
By Mr. Borie. 
A colt of four years presented the characteristic symptoms of 
standing in a fixed position, as when about to urinate, and gazing 
fixedly towards his flank. He had been troubled with colics dur¬ 
ing the day, but did not lie down nor roll. The penis hung out 
of the sheath, and the visible mucous membranes were highly in- 
jested. A suspicion of cystic trouble or urinary calculi occurred, 
but a 1 ectal examination permitted an accurate diagnosis to be 
made. The superior inguinal opening was found largely dilated, 
and a portion of intestines was engorged in it. Manipulation of 
the left scrotal region revealed the presence of an ovqjd tumor, 
puffy, somewhat hard, and somewhat resembling a testicle—it was 
a strangulated inguinal hernia. All attempts at reduction hav¬ 
ing failed, the animal was thrown and operated on in the usual 
manner without extraordinary difficulty. Kecovery took place in 
about 12 days. The principal interest of this case arises from the 
fact of the occurrence of the disease in a gelding, a class of ani¬ 
mals very rarely suffering from it. It is noticeable also for the 
illustration which it offers of the possibility of easily committing 
an error of diagnosis when rectal and inguinal examination is neg¬ 
lected, through inadvertence or from other cause.— Ibid. 
BIBLIOGRAPHY, 
SWINE PLAGUE, ITS CAUSES, NATURE AND PREVENTION, by Fred¬ 
erick S. Billings, Director of the Patho-Biological Laboratory of the 
University of Nebraska, Agricultural Experimental Station. 
Our acknowledgments are due to the donor for a copy of this 
handsomely made up volume of over 400 pages. The title of the 
