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kneeding motion, with the assistance of Dr. Burt making down¬ 
ward traction on the testicle, the intestine in about three minutes 
slipped back into the abdominal cavity with a gurgling sound, 
and the animal gave a sigh of relief ; he was let up apparently 
all right. I would say that the hernia occurred about 11:30 a. 
m., and it was about 3:30 when it was reduced. 
The animal was placed under opium, belladonna and whiskey; 
was quite comfortable with no signs of pain. 
August 12. Temperature, 102°; respiration, 18 ; pulse, 48; 
otherwise doing well. Saw him until the 15th, when he was in so 
20 od a condition that we left him. All went well until Septem- 
ber 3, when there was a re-occurrence of the hernia, which was re¬ 
placed as before. The animal being a very high bred, the owner 
was anxious to keep him a stallion if possible. 
The next day, September 4, in the morning, he appeared all 
right. At 7:15 p. m. he was again taken, and my friend Dr. Burt 
was sent for. 
I got to the farm at 11:30 p. m. when the animal was cast, 
and in about five minutes the hernia reduced and the animal let 
up with the understanding to operate next day. September 5, at 
9:30 a. m., the colt was again cast, rolled well on his back and 
Dr. Burt inserted his arm well up in the rectum and completely 
covered the abdominal opening. We operated by the covered 
operation, drawing the cord down as far as possible; we used a 
good stout caustic clamp on both testicles as far up as possible 
and let the animal up, placed him under opium and belladonna 
and hypodermic injections of morphine as the occasion required, 
with stimulants and whiskey. 
The pulse varied from 40 to 60, temperature from 100° to 
103°; respiration from 12 to 24 for four days, when there was a 
steady decrease of unfavorable symptoms ; on the loth the clamp 
on the right side sloughed off, and on September 22, the other 
one came off and I discharged the animal as well. 
ELATERIUM IN HYDROTHORAX. 
By P. Peters, Y.S. 
Elaterium is the substance deposited from the juice of the 
