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Case 3.— Bay gelding, weight about 1200 lbs., had been sick 
all day with indigestion, followed by flatulency and impaction 
of the colon. Was called at 6 p. M. Anodynes and oleum were 
administered, which controlled the pain, and frequent copious 
injections of soapy water were made into the rectum during 
the night and following morning, but the impaction was not 
relieved. At 1 P. M. 2 3 of glycerine was injected per rectum 
and one grain of eserine under the skin. Within twenty min¬ 
utes a dry mass of faeces was discharged and was quickly 
followed by several musky discharges. Patient made a slow 
recovery. 
Case 4.—A small spotted mare admitted in hospital at 3 P. M. 
suffering with severe colicky pain, slight flatulence and con¬ 
stipation. The pain and flatulence were relieved by chloral 
hydrate and soda sulphite; warm asnemas were given but not 
retained ; no fasces came away with the water. 10 P. M. one 
grain of eserine was given, and two or three large fascal dis¬ 
charges soon followed. At 11 P. M. the dose of eserine was 
repeated with a like result, the last discharges being quite soft. 
The case recovered. 
Case 5.—A small bay mare having impaction of the colon 
accompanied with quite severe colicky pains. Relief from 
pain was soon obtained by two-dram doses of chloral hydrate, 
but injections of water did not relieve the loaded colon. The 
case rested easy during the night. Injections of water were 
given in the morning, but did not produce the desired result. 
l % grains of eserine induced some pain and a copious faecal 
discharge every few minutes during the succeeding hour. 
Case recovered. 
Case 6.—A bay gelding admitted to hospital at 4 P. M., 
having slight colicky pains, which were relieved by two-dram 
doses of chloral hydrate. There was no faecal discharges 
during the night, but after a return of the pain at 7 A. M. 1 ^ 
grains of eserine was given, which was followed by four or 
five evacuations of mushy dung. The patient recovered. 
Case 7.—A large grey stallion, very colicky and tympanitic 
when brought for treatment at 5 P. M. Chloral hydrate, mor¬ 
phine and aloin were given and the flatulency relieved with a 
