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and warm water clysters. By examination per rectum the au¬ 
thor was enabled to detect a solid, unyielding and stationary 
mass, situated in the pelvic flexure of the colon. Three days 
later the patient experienced another paroxysm to which he 
succumbed. The post-mortem exposed two stones or calculi, 
one within the other. The weight of these indicated respectively 
8 } 4 , 7/4 pounds. 
Nicotine Poisoning in the Horse.—A horse having the 
itch was subjected to a wash composed of an aqueous solution 
of nicotine, the latter obtained from the cleanings of tobacco 
pipes. As this did not seem beneficial, the pure article was 
applied over a part of the body with the result, that in ten min¬ 
utes symptoms of intense poisoning were manifest. The subject 
begun with an abundant diaphoresis, trembled, and was very 
weak and unsteady. The cervical muscles were excessively con¬ 
tracted and hard; the head extended; conjunctiva dark red. 
Pulse 90 per minute, full, hard and quick. Legs and ears cold; 
respiration difficult and resembling that induced by intravenous 
injections of veratrum wiride. The animal was quickly cleansed 
over the whole body with warm soap solutions, and received in¬ 
ternally 3 iiss of ac. tannici. The symptoms disappeared in an 
hour.— Ztsch. f. Vet. K. 
MYCOTIC Gastro-Enteritis. —Territorial veterinarian Wil- 
helf performed post-mortem upon two cows which had died 
under the following symptoms: High fever, anorexia, cessa¬ 
tion of urination, tympantes, dry faeces mixed with halmonshagic 
elements, cyanotic membranes, paralysis of the posterior extrem¬ 
ities and rapid diminution of the vital forces. In the stomach 
proper, and in the ileum an intense inflammation had encroached 
upon the walls; this was associated with a secondary peritonitis 
of a septic nature. The small intestine was partially occluded by 
a bloody thin fluid, and the abdominal cavity contained a great 
quantity of a yellowish red and fetid effusion. The animal had 
been fed with turnips etc., which were in a state of semi-decom¬ 
position and covered with mould. 
