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foreign body in the oesophagus. These were negative except 
that in one instance the probang which was used was tinged 
with blood and covered with fragments of tissue. Failing in 
making a diagnosis and the animal being yet in fair condition 
he was destroyed for the butchery. When he was opened an 
examination was made of the abdominal organs ; a great num¬ 
ber of papillomatous growths were found at the extremity of the 
oesophagus and extending over the entire surface of the inferior 
wall of the rumen. These tumors had quite a wide base, of soft 
consistency and without ulcerations, except on those which had 
been injured during the catheterism.—(// Nuovo Ercolani .) 
Cyst of Echinococci in the Heart [By Dr. Bruno 
Scotti \.—A steer which had been turned out in liberty fell down 
suddenly and died. The post-mortem was made at once and a 
cyst as big as a large nut was found in the walls of the left ven¬ 
tricle. Those were very much reduced in thickness, and the 
interventricular septum likewise. The lungs and the liver con¬ 
tained similar cysts, acephalocysts, readily recognized with the 
microscope. With the exception of the diseased parts, the car¬ 
cass was allowed to be used.—(// Nuovo Ercolani.') 
Successfue Vaginal Hysterotomy (By Dr. Gallo 
Zoroastro ).—A primipara cow was suffering since 24 hours 
with labor pains. She was still standing, but manifested con¬ 
tinually excessive, violent, expulsive efforts. A vaginal exam¬ 
ination revealed a contraction of the os, which felt like a 
hard tumor, as hard as wood. The contraction of the os was 
such that one finger could scarcely be introduced and the body 
of the foetus just felt. The case was very critical, and notwith¬ 
standing continuous irrigations of warm water, which had 
sometimes given good results to the author, he had to resort to 
hysterotomy to remove the foetus. To this effect he introduced 
his finger through the os and drew it strongly towards the vulva, 
when it was taken hold of with a sharp hook and pulled by an 
assistant. With a blunt bistoury introduced then through the 
os, it was divided upwards and sideways to the left in its whole 
thickness. The hand could then be introduced into the uterus, 
the envelopes ruptured and the foetus removed alive. It,however, 
died soon after. The cow was much exhausted after the opera¬ 
tion. She was given drenches of good hot wine, and her utero¬ 
vaginal passages were irrigated with warm solution of corrosive 
sublimate. The next day the animal was comfortable, her ap¬ 
petite good, temperature normal, and no trouble was manifested 
from the operation. Although the author lias already performed 
