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side of the head communicate with the corresponding nasal cav¬ 
ity by a slit, situated a little above the centre of the middle mea¬ 
tus. There are cases, however, where an opening is found large 
enough to introduce the finger. In other cases the opening will 
permit two fingers to pass. This the author attributes to an 
arrest of development of the base of the maxillary turbinated 
bone. In a specimen which he presents Prof. Barrier shows 
that in this case the abnormality is not due to an imperfect de¬ 
velopment of the maxillary turbinated bone, but to an arrest in 
the development of the base of the ethmoidal or frontal turbi¬ 
nated. Whatever may be the cause, the opening of communi¬ 
cation is very wide, and leaves exposed the anfractuous cavity 
of the superior maxillary sinus.— [Bullet, de la Soc. Cent.') 
Phlebitis oe the Jugular after Phlebotomy—Liga¬ 
ture—Recovery [M. Vivien ].—This is the history of a half 
thoroughbred mare, which, being taken with intestinal conges¬ 
tion with very violent colic, was bled with much difficulty at 
the jugular, five liters of blood being extracted. Notwith¬ 
standing the strict application of the after cares the animal had 
several successive hemorrhages. The author values the quan¬ 
tity of blood at some 45 litres, without counting the first five 
taken at the therapeutical breeding. There were complications 
of thrombus, of formation of several abscesses, the vein had be¬ 
come diseased, and the only chance of saving the animal was to 
ligate the vein at the point where the diseased process had not 
reached, a condition difficult to ascertain on account of the 
swelling and infiltrated condition of the parts. This, however, 
the author succeeded in doing by securing a ligature as far up 
as possible, viz., very near the point of junction of the jugular 
and facial. This stopped the further danger of haemorrhages, 
the several abscesses along the vein were properly treated, and 
ultimately the animal recovered. From the severity of the case 
the author concludes: (1) Phlebotomy is not as anodyne an op¬ 
eration as many believe ; even with ordinary care the sequelae 
may be very serious; (2) when phlebitis exists and assumes the 
suppurative form, haemorrhages must always be looked for, and 
to correct them sutures are useless ; (3) ligature of the vein is 
the only radical and sure treatment to resort to, and that as early 
as possible.— [Rev. Veter.) 
Preventive and Curative Treatment of Traumatic 
Arthritis by Antiseptic Dressings and Injections of 
Antistreptococcic Serum \M. Pegus ).—After relating sev¬ 
eral cases of recoveries from suppurative arthritis and recent 
