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394 J. W. IRELAND. 
constrictions were covered by these small nodules, as above men¬ 
tioned, also seems to indicate that these nodules were caused 
by friction of the opposing surfaces on each other.. 
Description of Plate .—The view is from the posterior. It 
shows the narrowed vagina, the bladder, and the dilated left 
uterine cornua. Only the commencement of the dilated right 
cornua is seen. The left tube and ovary are also visible. 
The small nodules are seen at the commencement of the right 
cornua. 
ACUTE INDIGESTION. 
By Dr. J. W. Ireland, Quincy, Ill. 
A paper read before the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association. 
In the long list of sporadic diseases, there is probably none 
of more importance to the veterinary practitioner than that of 
acute indigestion. 
It attacks all classes of horses, but more especially those of 
the heavier breed and in the prime of life. 
From the fact of the suddenness of attack, and the danger 
of a fatal termination in a few hours, and in some cases minutes, 
the practitioner should at all times be prepared to apply proper 
remedies on short notice, both medicinal and mechanical. 
No disease presents a better field for a veterinary surgeon 
to distinguish himself than in the treatment of acute indigestion 
in the horse and mule. 
So sudden is the attack and violent the symptoms that relief 
given in a few minutes by the use of trocar and medicinal agents 
proves a veritable boon to the veterinary in charge in particular, 
and the profession in general. 
You do not have to argue that the disease must run a defi¬ 
nite course and that we must w T ait for nature, and assist it as best 
we can, but we apply remedies that by their chemical action 
arrest the process of putrefaction and relieve the spasms and 
irritation that has resulted therefrom. 
