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borders of the opening, rendering it elliptical in shape, and 
about two inches long, the edges of which were easily 
brought into opposition with carbolized sutures, without puck¬ 
ering at the ends. This done, the entire wound was again 
thoroughly washed with a boracic acid lotion, and well-oiled 
with acid carboh, m. lx, ol olive, o. i. 
The abdominal wall I sutured very firmly with strong wire 
sutures, and the skin, externally, with strong waxed-end. 
About one-half of the wound healed by primary adhesion, 
and at the end of six weeks the cow yielded very near her 
usual quantity of milk, and was, seemingly, as healthy as ever. 
For the first ten days I prescribed for internally, salicylic 
acid, 2 drachms; sulphate magnesia, 3 oz. ; gentian po., 4 
drachms—one dose twice daily. Soft, laxative and cooling 
diet, and as little as possible. Externally I used acid carbol, 1 
drachm ; ok gossypium, o. i. 
FRACTURE OF THE PENIS. 
By C. F. Mbnningek, M.D., Topeka, Kansas. 
It is not often that we are obliged to chronicle an accident 
of so peculiar a nature as fracture of the penis. The literature 
of the subject is very meagre, and we therefore feel that we 
find in the very scarcity of record a reason for this article. 
Sometime about the 20th of this month, on a large stock farm 
near Denver, a valuable stallion, Richelieu, while in the act of 
covering a mare, sustained an injury to his penis. The injury 
was no doubt caused by striking it against the ischial protu¬ 
berance, yet the attendant declares it to be due to the fact 
that the mare, being fractious, plunged and turned to one 
side. The penis was bent at nearly a right angle (the bend 
being situated at about the point of the sheath) and was 
deflected to the right side and twisted upon itself nearly one- 
fourth of its circumference. The sheath and prepuce soon 
became swollen. At no time was there any passage of blood 
with the urine, and there was but very little extravasation 
into the penis, nor much inflammation of it. The inflamed 
prepuce and sheath were skillfully restored to natural state in 
