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a hay-stack and was killed the next morning. All of the bitten 
stock either died of rabies, or were killed. 
I will only refer to the horse. Two days after the death of 
Mrs. Parks the animal became uneasy, restless and easily excited. 
He would dart furiously at a calf which was walking alongside 
of the fence in which he was inclosed. He then commenced to 
bite and tear the muscles from his front legs and other parts of 
his body, and finally ran and jumped into an out-building and 
tore it to pieces. He was shot in his frantic madness. 
CERVICAL DISLOCATION. 
By D. A. Cokmaok, D.V.S. 
The following case seems to me of sufficient importance to 
warrant me in asking for it a place in your very valuable journal. 
On December 23d, 1886, I received a telegram from L. V. 
Svbrant, living eight miles southwest of Watertown, Dak., stating 
that a mare had been seriously injured, and asking me to come in 
all haste. On arriving, I found that a fine animal had been 
kicked during the night by other horses, and when found in the 
morning she was lying against the wall of the barn, unable to 
rise, but previous to my arrival they had lifted her to her feet. 
I found her standing, supported by men. She was paralyzed in 
all four limbs, her head was inclined to the left side very much, 
and her nose on the ground. I lifted her head on my shoulder, 
and straightened the neck. When in this position the paralysis 
seemed to disappear, but returned on letting go the head, which 
fell back to the ground and to the left side. When in this posi¬ 
tion, the animal always kept turning to the right side. With the 
head on my shoulder, I distinctly felt the dislocation between the 
fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae. It would bulge to either side 
as the head was moved from one side to the other. When the 
neck was straight nothing could be seen, but on moving to either 
side the bones would jerk past each other, easily seen, felt and 
heard. I administered diffusable stimulants, put the animal in 
slings, and boarded the head and neck in proper position, in the 
meantime giving stimulants, laxatives and diuretics. Appetite 
was lost for two days; faecal matter was passed regularly, but 
micturation had not taken place for two days. I visited her on 
