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cently revived by Fleming, should not be accepted as conclusive 
evidence of its poor merit; although no one has given the pathol¬ 
ogy of roaring any consideration whatever will think lightly of 
diagnosing the exact seat of the affection, whether it is located in 
the trachea, the larynx or the nasal chambers, and if so, what the 
exact cause is. If roaring is due to paralysis of the vocal cord, 
right or left, or to depression of the arytenoid cartilage, this oper¬ 
ation will, if not entirely removing it, at least relieve it; but, if 
the adventitious sound is due to a constriction at any part of the 
trachea, an ossification of the cartilages of the larynx, the pres¬ 
ence of a polypus in the nose, or the thickening of the mucous 
membrane at any part of the respiratory track, it must necessar¬ 
ily result in failure, and unless our means of diagnosis become 
more perfect than they now are, it is to be feared that the opera¬ 
tion will meet with little favor. 
REPORTS OF CASES. 
INTESTINAL CALCULI. 
By C. H. Peabody, D.Y.S. 
On August 25th was called to see a bay mare about twelve 
years old which, until this time, had been in good health. 
History of the case .—The mare had been uneasy the day be¬ 
fore, had refused her feed, had had no movement of the bowels 
for twenty-four hours at least. 
Symptoms .—Found pulse 40 5 respiration, 14 5 temperature, 
101 °; quite uneasy, lying down and getting up and looking at 
her side; on rectal examination found it empty 5 diagnosis, im¬ 
paction of intestines ; prognosis favorable. 
Treatment .—Administered a good cathartic, followed with 
salines, oils and opiates as required, with enemas of hot water. 
The symptoms remained about the same until the seventh day, 
when there was a good free evacuation of the bowels. 
September 1. Pulse, 36 ; respiration, 12 ; temperature, 991 0 ; 
fed light; gave a little walk around the barn. The mare continued 
to improve apparently, so much so that on September 3d she was 
