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EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN VETERINARY PAPERS. 
EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN VETERINARY PAPERS. 
A NEEDLE IMPLANTED IN THE TONGUE. 
By Van Htjffelen. 
A cow, whose appetite was poor and which presented a swe 
ling of the inter-maxillary space, was treated by an cmpirit 
who after a careless examination of the mouth had failed to dii 
cover any cause for the trouble, and prescribed foi hei astiinger 
gargles, with poultices of clay and vinegar over the swelling 
No improvement being observed, the author was called, \vh 
in carefully exploring the mouth, found a needle implanted 1 
the base of the tongue. Rapid recovery followed the extraetio 
of the needle. This was the fifth time the author had met wit 
a similar case.— Bullet. CoTwite CoTisult. Bely. 
PERFORATION OF THE (ESOPHAGUS IN THE THORACIC PORTKX 
By Delree. 
The author was called to attend a cow suffering with tymp; 
nitis, and asked to perform the operation of cesophagal cathet 
rism, which had already been tried by the owner. He observe 
that the respiration was painful, and that the animal refuse 
all food. Thorough examination revealed the fact that bo 
pleural sacs were filled with serosity and that the left lui 
was the seat of extensive disease. The jugular vein was large 
distended; the pulse was strong and quick; respiration w 
accelerated and painful, and locomotion weak and staggerin 
In this condition of things the owner was advised to have t 
animal destroyed. At the post-mortem, a laceration was fou 
in the oesophagus, at the entrance of the thorax, about five cen 
meters long (2 inches and a half), due to the passage of the pi 
bang.— Ibid. 
PROLAPSUS OF THE RECTUM. 
By Bril. 
A hunting dog, seven months old, had an extensive prolap 
of the rectum. Having reduced it, an attempt was made to k( 
it in place by means Jof a cord placed around the anus like 1 
