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REPORTS OF CASES. 
indicated recent oestrum, which owner corroborated. Ovaries 
much diminished; left ovary of an inch in diameter, containing 
corpus luteum; neck was protruding (as shown amongst pictures 
on evening previous), ovaries free. Diagnosis: Probably sterile. 
Small possibility of breeding. Right ovary precluded; small pos¬ 
sibility in left, but not much probability. Oviducts normal. 
These cases diagnosed by Prof. Williams, and his wonderful 
collection of specimens; and the broad experience and careful 
Courtesy of Saturday Utica Globe. 
Some cases for diagnosis. 
study of sterility and its causes, manifested in his lectures, which 
revealed the fact that they emanated from a master, are of untold 
value to the profession in general, in setting before them the true 
causes of this more or less common malady amongst our domestic 
animals, and will do much toward impressing upon the young 
practitioners the possibilities in this line of work; so that we will 
have done with the “ opening her up ” system, or dilatation of 
the os, when the true cause of non-conception, be it curable or 
otherwise, may be situated in the ovary, oviduct or uterus. We 
have pointed this out editorially some months ago, and we are 
glad to have an authority like Williams demonstrate it so clearly. 
Case 16. Holstein Cow, teat tumor; diagnosed by Dr. Frost, 
and tumor extracted with teat-tumor extractor. 
Case 17. Bay Mare (aged). Chronic endometritis. Diag¬ 
nostician, Dr. Williams. No treatment prescribed. 
Case 18. Black Gelding , poll-evil. Animal placed on table 
and the Williams operation for poll-evil performed by Drs. Hall 
and Darby, under a general anaesthetic. 
