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trocar. The following morning found this horse in consider¬ 
able pain and throughly distended with gas. The trocar was 
used again and ^ grain of eserine given. There being no 
effect discernable at the expiration of 20 minutes, the dose of 
eserine was repeated, which was promptly responded to by 
several discharges of dry fascal matter. The eserine caused 
considerable pain, which was allayed with morphine. This 
horse recovered. 
Case 8.—A brown gelding was noticed to be ill some¬ 
time during the afternoon and when examined at 5 P. M. the 
case was diagnosed spasmodic colic. Anodynes were admin¬ 
istered and rectal injections of warm water given several 
times during the night. Flatulency developed during the 
night and had to be relieved with a trocar, the injections 
failing to secure the evacuation of the contents of the colon. 
The injections were continued at intervals until the end of 
the second day, or nearly 48 hours, but without producing the 
desired result. The trocar was used to relieve the recurring 
tympanitis. One grain of eserine was injected, which was soon 
followed by a free discharge of flatus and some dry fasces. 40 
minutes later one-half grain of eserine was given with a repe¬ 
tition of the before-mentioned results. Case recovered. 
NAVICULAR DISEASE AND NEUROTOMY. 
By Prof. A. H. Baker, V. S., Chicago, Ill. 
(A Paper read before the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association). 
It may seem presumptuous in me to offer anything for your 
consideration on so hackneyed a subject as navicular disease 
and neurotomy, but I will endeavor to present a few points on 
the subject, that will, I trust, evoke some discussion. 
Under the name of navicular disease we have a lameness 
very often met with, and one that is apparently on the in¬ 
crease in this city, and more or less in the country, with a 
variety of causes, more or less characteristic symptoms, and 
incurable except by neurotomy. After nail-pricks and corns 
this is the one most often seen. 
