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mitted one to come in contact with the trachea, carotid artery 
and oesophagus. 
Microscopic scrutiny of the contents revealed the bacter¬ 
ium terms, staphylococcus pyogenes, staphylococcus aureus 
and albus. Treatment consisted of careful irrigation of the 
cavity, drying with tents soaked in iodoform ether, and in¬ 
sufflation of iodoform. Healing followed. 
At the termination of a half year a relapse again brought 
the dog to my care. The symptoms at this time were ac¬ 
celerated heart action, dyspnoea and vomiting. The seat of 
the former wound upon the left side of the neck was now 
occupied by a cicatrix and slight swelling, the latter not of a 
painful character. 
On account of the progressive weakness and inanition the 
dog was killed. 
Post-mortem exhibited, upon the under side of the oesoph¬ 
agus, towards the median line and directly anterior to the 
curvature made by its entrance into the thoracic, a tumor the 
size of one’s fist. This formation had contracted adhesions 
with the trachea, carotid and adjacent muscles ; it was in inti¬ 
mate union, however, with the gullet. 
The natural ^rey color was seen with difficulty, due to the 
escape of a dark brownish liquid through one of several open¬ 
ings. 
After pressing considerable of this material from the 
swelling, food particles remained in a compact mass behind. 
The cavity was a veritable diverticulum of the oesophagus— 
a jabot—with which it communicated by means of a half inch 
aperture. At the point of communication the calibre of the 
gullet was smaller .—Schweizer Arcliiv. fur Thier . K. 
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SUPERFLUOUS MALFORMATION. 
By W. Williams, M.R.C.Y.S., Llandilo, South Wales. 
On January 28th of this year I was asked to examine a 
gentleman’s hunter, about fifteen years old, on account of a 
hard swelling which suddenly appeared on the near side of 
