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forty-three hours of sufferings. At the autopsy there was found 
a circular opening through the diaphragm through which a loop 
of intestine, measuring one meter long, has passed in the thoracic 
cavity. The opening has regular, fibrous edges, and if not con¬ 
genital, was at least of old formation. The prolapsed intestine 
was black and gangrenous.— (Revue Vet. Milit.) 
Generalized Alopecia [Mr. Jean, Army Veterinarian ].— 
A horse, “ Frontin,” has both knees open through falling. Anti- 
tetanic serum is injected, wounds disinfected, and a friction of 
mercurial ointment is applied on the anterior face of both joints. 
Seventeen days after the hairs began to fall off in places, at the 
head first and gradually from every part of the body. The skin 
is left entirely unpigmented, light, rosy and without exudation. 
Microscopic examination of the hairs reveals no parasite. And 
in three days the animal is hairless, except a few on the legs. 
There has been no change in the general condition of the animal. 
Alkaline and arsenical treatment is prescribed internally, with 
soapy sulphurous washings of the skin and alcohol or chloral 
frictions. After a few days the animal shows manifestations 
of severe enteritis, followed by profuse foetid intestinal dis¬ 
charge. The skin gradually recovered its normal aspect and 
after about one month a new coat of hair began to grow. Two 
months later the animal was entirely well. Parasites being ex¬ 
cluded as cause of the trouble, the writer points out the four 
following isolated or combined causes to explain this curious 
case: Intoxication by the antitetanic serum, mercurial intoxi¬ 
cation, emotivity, or intestinal intoxication.— {Ibid.) 
Comminuted Fracture of Lower Maxillary—False 
Articulation Follows [Mr. Lasserre]. —Ten-year-old, half- 
bred Anglo-Arab, has since several months shown great diffi¬ 
culty of mastication. As a consequence, feeding only on bran 
and soft food, she has lost considerable flesh and is reduced to 
an extensive lean condition. On examining the head, it is 
noticed that the lower incisive arch is slightly twisted to the left, 
the right orbital cavity, depressed, is filled with a thicker cushion 
of fat, and there is exophthalmy of the right eye. On the right 
branch of the lower maxillary there is an elongated, narrow, 
hard and painless swelling, running upwards towards the tem- 
poro-maxillary joint. The lateral motions of the jaw seem 
limited. There is also discharge from the right nostril. No 
