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EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH PAPERS. 
Operations. 
Castration of the stallion by means of binding, seventy- 
five cents ; by the clamps, one dollar and fifty cents. Castration 
of young pigs two and a half cents each. 
Obstetrical operations in the mare, one dollar and fifty 
cents; in the cow seventy-five cents; in the sow fifteen to 
twenty-five cents. Y ours, etc., 
District Veterinarians. 
Dieckerhoff proceeds to chastise the writer, who is already 
an elderly man, and one holding no mean position in the 
employ of the Government. He says under extenuating cir¬ 
cumstances the fault might be pardonable in a young man.— 
Berlin Weekly. 
EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH PAPERS. 
SALIVATION CAUSED BY A PIN. 
By R. J. Bushnell, M.R.C.V.S. 
On the 21 st of November last a young mare was brought 
to my yard showing profuse salivation at the mouth, but no 
other symptoms. On examination I found a large swelling 
on the off cheek, extending from the commissure to the molar 
teeth, tender to the touch, very hard and produced by a 
severe bit. I thought this was the cause of the salivation, 
but on questioning the man in attendance I was informed 
that as he was taking some hay out of her mouth in the morn¬ 
ing he noticed that it was smeared with blood, and I then 
made a further examination of the teeth and mouth. Oppo¬ 
site and to the inside of the third molar tooth (off side) 1 felt 
a sharp object, as if a piece of tooth were protruding through 
the gums. I was able to move this with the finger and thumb, 
and after a little trouble extracted what proved to be an or¬ 
dinary pin—an inch long—to the great surprise of a few spec¬ 
tators. The pin had evidently got there with the fodder, and 
the head had been broken off. 
Moral .—Always examine the mouth thoroughly in case of 
salivation.— Veterinary Record. 
