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applied. When he had recovered sufficiently to stand, the 
scrotum was washed with sublimate solution, and the patient 
returned to the general ward. May nth, 9 A. M., temp. 101.2 ; 
pulse 39 ; resp. 14 ; 3 p. m., temp, 101.2 ; pulse 39 ; resp. 14 ; 
scrotum about two-thirds original size. May 12th, 9 A. m., 
temp. 100.6 ; pulse 36 ; resp. 12 ; 3 p. m., temp. loi ; pulse 
36; resp. 12. May 13th, 9 A. M., temp. 100.6; pulse 36; resp. 
12 ; 3 P. M., temp. loi ; pulse 44 ; resp. 14 ; scrotum swollen 
moderately ; the sheath swollen somewhat more. May 14th, 
9 A. M., temp. 103 ; resp. 12 ; pulse 44; 3 p. m., temp. 102.4 5 
resp. 12 ; pulse 46. May 15th, 9 A. m., temp. 101.4 ; pulse 39 ; 
resp. 12. May i6th, 9 A. m., temp. loi ; pulse 37 ; resp. 12 ; 3 
p. M., temp. 102 ; pulse 36. A suture was broken on the right 
side, and there was a small amount of serum exuding. May 
17th, 9 A. M., temp. 101.6 ; pulse 38; resp. 12 ; 3 p. m., temp. 
102.2 ; pulse 38 ; resp. 12 ; the serum still continues to exude 
from right side; the left side is doing finely; swelling of 
scrotum much decreased. May i8th, 9 A. m., temp. loi.i ; 
pulse 36 ; resp. 12 ; 3 P. m., temp. loi ; pulse 38, resp. 12 ; 
slight discharge of serum from right side. May 19th, 9 A. m., 
temp. loi ; pulse 36; resp. 12 ; 3 p. m., temp. loi ; pulse 36; 
resp. 12. May 20th, 9 A. m., temp. 100.4 5 pulse 36 ; resp. 12 - 
3 p. M., temp. 100.4; pulse 36; resp. 12 ; the sheath and scro; 
turn is still slightly swollen ; the left wound has healed by 
primary adhesion ; and the right is healing by secondary inten¬ 
tion, without perceptible pus formation. 
No XIII. (1069) was a brown colt, two years old ; weight about 
800 lbs., in poor condition. May 12th, admitted to ward and 
prepared for operation. May 13th, placed upon table and oper¬ 
ated upon, under aseptic precautions ; ligated spermatic artery 
with silk, closed scrotal wounds with a continuous suture of 
silk. May 14th, 9 A. M., temp. 101.3; 3 P. M., 102 ; very 
slight swelling of scrotum. May 15th, 9 A. m., temp. 101.8 ; 3 
P. M., temp. 102. May i6th, 9 A. M., temp. loi.i ; 3 p. m., 
temp. 100.8; swelling of scrotum gone down. May 17th, 9 
A. M., temp. 101.4 ; 3 p. m., temp. 100.8. May i8th, 9 A. m.. 
