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and in 26 days from beginning of treatment no trace of enlarge¬ 
ment remained, the cord not being larger than finger. Although 
the animal has received hard work and little care, it has not 
returned. Author recommends the iodide of potash in two or 
three drachm doses daily until absorption begins at least, as he 
observed no improvement in above case until the system became 
saturated.— {Jour. Comp. Med. and Vet. Arch.) 
Spasmodic Contractions with Hypertrophy of the 
Retractor Muscees of the Penis of a Buee {By D. S. 
Vhite^ Z).V.M.j Vet. Dept..^ Ohio State University^. —A bull 
was brought to the author with the explanation that when he 
attempted to serve a cow the penis failed to protrude from the 
sheath, ^he author was given an opportunity to observe the 
attempt, which was nnusnally vigorous. * At the beginning of 
the effort the penis protruded two inches beyond the orifice of 
the prepuce, but as entrance was about to be made into the 
vulva it was drawn back again into the sheath and the ejacula¬ 
tion made therein. _ The retraction appeared to be made forci¬ 
bly. On examination of retractor muscles of penis they could 
be plainly felt at their attachment to the S-shaped curve in the 
corpus cavernosiim, and as the sexual excitement became greater 
they seemed to be thrown into tonic spasmodic contractions, 
drawing the penis far back into the sheath. The condition 
being permanent and the bull in this state worthless for breed- 
ing purposes, it was decided to sever the muscles at the S-curve. 
On cutting through it was noted that the muscles were hyper¬ 
trophic, forming two distinctly marked semi-conical bands of 
about double the normal size. The fibres were seen on cross 
section as pale bundles of muscular tissue ; the ligamentous 
structure correspondingly not so well developed as others sub¬ 
sequently examined. The operation, very simple, was followed 
by perfect recovery, and the bull has since stood at the head of 
a herd of forty cows, having sired a number of calves. The 
author has failed to find a similar case in the literature at his 
command.— Comp. Med. and Vet. Arch) 
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AS TO THE NEXT MEETING PEACE OF THE U. S. V. M. A. 
, ^ Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1897. 
editors American Veterinary Reviezv: 
Dear Sirs :—In the December Review, page 643, there is 
found a set of resolutions passed by the Pennsylvania State 
