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tuberculosis. In examining the lungs by this method at the 
height of inspiration, the abnormal lung sounds become dis¬ 
tinctly audible. And, further, by this method, in abnormal 
conditions, cough is most likely produced ; therefore, by apply¬ 
ing it, with a careful examination, a positive decision can be 
made .—(Berliner Thierarzt. Wochensch .) 
Adeno-Carcinoma in the Colon of a Horse [Eklers ].— 
The horse frequently suffered from attacks of colic, and besides 
when free from pain was not as spirited as before. A disturb¬ 
ance in the action of the heart was also noticeable, by a wheez¬ 
ing sound, which was heard instead of the first sound of the 
heart. The horse was sold to the butcher. On autopsy a tumor 
the size of a head was detected in the colon, about ten inches 
from the caecal opening. At the location of the tumor the colon 
was firmly grown to the caecum. The lumen of the colon 15 
cm. long was so much constricted that only two fingers could 
be introduced. On opening the colon abscesses from the size of 
a hazelnut to an apple were protruding, the surface of which 
was of a dirty grayish appearance, with a strong decomposing 
odor. The consistence of these abscesses varied from soft to the 
hardness of bone, so that when passing the hand over them, it 
gave a similar sensation to pumice. The weight of the new 
formation, together with the intestinal wall belonging to it, was 
2600 gm. The microscopic examination proved a cylindrical 
epithelial carcinoma. In the heart a rough appearance of the 
mitralis valve was noticeable, the free border of which contained 
many hard nodules, from the size of one to two pinheads.— 
(Zeitschr. f Vet.) 
Penetrating Abdominal Wounds, with Prolapsus of 
Part of the Intestines \Tennert and Weinhold ].—Both 
authors report a case, each of a successful recovery, from an ab¬ 
dominal wound with prolapsus of part of the intestines. Ten- 
nert saw a ten-year-old gelding with a wound to the right of the 
linea alba and about a hand from the cartilaginous prolonga¬ 
tion of the-sternum, from which part of the intestines protruded 
to the size of a fist. The prolapsed portion was very much dis¬ 
tended, so that puncturation was resorted to, but without any 
success. The horse was then cast, by which the intestines were 
covered with dirt. After a careful cleansing with lysol water, 
and enlarging the wound, the,prolapsed portion was replaced, 
and the abdominal wound closed with catgut sutures in such a 
way that the edges did not come close together, but leaving a 
split half a cm. wide. The internal suture was then covered with 
