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abattoir are always placed upon the back in the process of 
dressing, and any extraneous substance which may be present in 
the reticulum becomes dislodged and lies in the organ with 
other material. His process in its application, intra vitam , speaks 
favorably for this system. If the case be one of long standing 
and rumination has already stopped, a drastic purgative should 
be given at once. 
Out of a total of sixty patients treated in this way, only two 
failed to recover. One of these manifested increased pain after 
the massage, and being slaughtered a bent needle was found 
imbedded in the walls. The diagnosis, naturally a difficult 
one, and is mainly to be reached by exclusion and the presence 
of digestive disturbance.— Monats. f prakl. Thierheilk. Bd. Hii. 
PUNCTURES OF THE UTERUS. 
After every parturition the careful operator should seek for 
wounds of the uterus and vagina made during the passage of the 
foetus or its membranes. Injuries of these organs furnish an easy 
means of infection, and must receive therefore prompt attention. 
Increase in temperature and pulse rate, thirst, tenesmus, and ac¬ 
celerated respiration after birth, should lead to an examination 
of the birth passages, even when the discharge from same pos¬ 
sesses no evil smell. 
The wounds which one meets, generally involve the cervical 
and vaginal walls ; the most serious of these is puncture made by 
the slipping of the parturition hoof from the foetus, or the en¬ 
trance of a bone into the submucous tissue—a so-called hollow 
wound being the result. 
The treatment requires the greatest attention, especially 
when a decomposed foetus or membranes are to be dealt with. 
Injection of simple disinfecting fluids is insufficient to obtain the 
required result. 
Albrecht recommends the following as the most practical 
and safest method. Through irrigation of all parts of the uter¬ 
ine cavity with a disinfecting solution. After this, the introduc¬ 
tion of a tuft of cotton or wad of cheesecloth, previously soaked 
