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worthless, and even if it does cause an evacuation of faeces, there 
must be a physicking out from some cathartic remedy before the 
animal will get well. 
And I have failed in every instance where I was satisfied there 
was an impacted lump in the gut, as in Case 11, where the lump 
was so solid that I kicked it clear across the corral without break¬ 
ing it in pieces. I have had as good results with eserine alone as 
combined with pilocarpine; still I think that in some protracted 
cases pilocarpine will have a tendency to ward off enteritis. I 
think eserine will be found to act the best administered about 
twenty hours after a big physic ball, when it has failed to 
operate. 
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TCENIA IN THE (ESOPHAGUS AND KIDNEYS OF A DOG—RABID 
SYMPTOMS. 
By M. Wolpert. 
For some time previous the patient had been affected with fits 
of a peculiar epileptic character, and had now for two days kept 
up a persistent howling, and refused his food. The case presented 
the following aspect: staring eyes; pendant mouth, with an 
abundant discharge of foamy and yellowish saliva; mucous 
membrane black and coated; tongue hanging out and swollen, 
and great thirst, with inability to swallow. While these symp¬ 
toms might suggest the existence of rabis, many of the signs 
precluded such a diagnosis. The examination of the throat or 
of the oesophagus failed to reveal the presence of foreign bodies. 
The presence of other dogs caused no excitement. 
A large dose of castor oil was given, and was followed by a 
good purgation, but without any improvement in the symptoms. 
The dog was then destroyed. The post mortem brought to light 
a large toenia serrata, which was found attached in the oesopha¬ 
gus, some segments also existing in the stomach. The small in¬ 
testines also contained a large number existing in the shape of 
balls. The kidneys and gall bladder were very large, the latter 
being distended by a large quantity of bile. Both kidneys f con- 
