REPORTS OF CASES. 
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strangulation and death, and when there is no flatus it should 
never be used, as it is liable to cause rupture of the stomach or 
bowels. This case showed no indication for the use of either 
of these drugs, as the horse was drawn in at the flanks and 
belly, showing no fermentation, but mild colicy pains, such as 
would be produced by the cornstalks, as it was something new 
for him. 
PERSISTENT VOMITION AND ACUTE ABDOMINAE PAIN WITH¬ 
OUT THE USUAE MANIFESTATIONS. 
By Hugh Thomson, V. S., Shabbona, Ill. 
On the same night that I called to see Yataghan, my driving 
mare got sick there with colic. I gave injection of morphine 
and paid no more attention to her till I got ready to go home, 
about two hours after arriving. She was in a box-stall eating 
the bedding. I hitched her up and started home, driving 
slowly, reaching thei'e at 11.30. Put her in box-stall, when she 
went to eating hay. I shut the stall door and sat and smoked 
for about half an hour, when I heard distressed breathing. I ran 
to the stall, opened the door, and found the animal on her feet, 
eyes bulging out of their sockets, breathing hard ; then vomited 
about half a pail of food and water. . I called the man up in 
the barn ; he held up the lantern and I tapped her, she vomited 
while the canula was in her, she coughed and choked for over 
half an hour, and the breathing remained distressed. I gave 
eserine, grs.ii ; strychnine, gr. while the canula was in 
place; also gave injection of glycerine, half a pint, per rectum ; 
waited half an hour, when she had grown worse ; vomited and 
choked several times. The trouble seemed to be in the stomach, 
as not much gas passed by the canula ; gave her sodium salicy¬ 
late, 2 i, in water, and shortly after ammonia carbonate, one- 
ounce capsule full. The eserine showed no action, so I gave 
about six grains of pilocarpine by the trachea; also another in¬ 
jection of glycerine. During all this sickness the animal never 
laid down, but would occasionally strike with her front feet and 
cough severely, when food and liquid would pass out of her 
nose and mouth. In just 10 minutes after giving the pilocar¬ 
pine the saliva began to flow from the mouth ; in about 5 
minutes more flatus began to pass, also faeces, which continued 
for about one hour, and was so severe I gave some atropine and 
morphia, which stopped it. At just 4.30 I left and went to 
bed ; looked at her about 8 ; she was quiet, but bloated ; gave 
injection of salt and warm water, pail full, and colchicum, 3i ; 
