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to the first class and thoroughly illustrates the good that can 
be effected by the operation. A gentleman, a cavalry officer, 
had a mare which had by degrees become unmanageable, and 
dangerous to approach, even for the man who had her in 
charge. No other treatment appearing to have any effect, 
castration was decided upon, and the operation was performed 
in the standing position, the mare being secured in stocks and 
placed partially under the influence of anaesthesia. The opera¬ 
tion was performed with all possible antiseptic precautions, 
and lasted less than fifteen minutes. As the operator was 
drawing away his hand from the vagina, a fold of the small 
colon protruded into the passage, but was readily restored to 
its position, to return no more, notwithstanding the efforts 
and contractions of the animal. Ten days after the operation 
she resumed her place in her stable and was returned to her 
work, having lost her irritable and dangerous disposition (and 
quite reformed in character ).—Revue Veterinaire . 
SANITARY LEGISLATION, 
ORDER AND REGULATIONS FOR THE INSPECTION OF CATTLE 
AND SHEEP FOR EXPORT. 
U. S Department of Agriculture,) 
Office of tiie Secretary, >• 
Washington, D. C., October 20, 1890.) 
The following order and regulations are hereby made for 
the inspection of neat cattle and sheep for export from the 
United States to Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent 
of Europe, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by 
Section io of the Act of Congress approved August 30, 1890, 
entitled “ An Act providing for the inspection of meats 
for exportation, prohibiting the importation of adulterated 
articles of food or drink, and authorizing the President to 
make proclamation in certain cases, and for other purposes 
1. The Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry is hereby 
directed to cause careful veterinary inspection to be made of 
all neat cattle and sheep to be exported from the United States 
to Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe. 
2. This inspection will be made at any of the following 
