REPORTS OF CASES. 
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September 7. Pulse, 40; respiration, 12; temperature, 100°; 
gave half the dose of quinine and whiskey. 
The mare continued to improve, and on the 10th was turned 
out to pasture. I am of the opinion that the parts at those times 
will stand a large amount of abuse and no harm arise from it. 
THE HORSE’S TAIL AS AN ANTISEPTIC ATOMIZER. 
By P. Peters, V.S. 
A year ago I was called in to treat a gelding, which had been 
treated by two veterinarians for a period of two weeks for colic. 
The ordinary symptoms of looking around to the flanks, pawing, 
with attempts to urinate, were present and persistent. I soon 
found what I have been feeling for for the past fifteen years, 
namely, a urethral calculus (this was the first one in my experi¬ 
ence). It was situated about four inches below the anus, and the 
size of a large English walnut. 
I operated at once, standing, by making an incision on the 
median line, upon the summit of the tumor, having first washed 
the parts thoroughly with a bichloride of mercury solution (1 to 
1,000), likewise my instruments and hands and those of my assis¬ 
tants. After the removal the gelding relieved his over dis¬ 
tended bladder according to mare fashion (through the wound). 
I made a bucketful of the bichloride solution, (one drachm to 
the gallon of water, colored it with some compatible coloring 
material to prevent it being possibly mistaken for pure water and 
endangering life). I then ordered the attendant to steep the 
horse’s tail twice or three times a day in the bucket; this was 
cheerfully done, while the horse attended to the frequent dressing 
of the wound, purifying of the air and surrounding objects him¬ 
self. The horse returned to his work ten days later and the 
wound was completely healed on the 14th day, proving a com¬ 
plete success. 
ONE OF THE CAUSES OF SECONDARY HEMORRHAGE. 
By the Same. 
Some years ago on removing the dressing on the third day 
from a wound remaining after the excision of a large tumor, I 
