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ture of the uterus made by the lower end of the upper portion of 
a fractured metacarpus of the foetus. The fracture had evidently 
taken, place some time previously, as there was an attempt at a 
rectangular union of the broken bone.— { Vet. Record) 
Tumor on the Lower Jaw \^By 'iV. M. Scott\.—R case 
of osteo. chondroma or chondro-sarcoma (?) is so reported by the 
author, principally on account of its size and of peculiar loca¬ 
tion. The horse had had a small swelling on the lower jaw and 
under the incisor teeth, which had begun its growth after the 
extraction of one or two teeth of the same jaw. It had increased 
to enormous size. The surface was smooth and glistening, 
slightly cyanotic in patches. Its covering was a continuation 
of the mucous membrane, painless to the touch, but very vascu¬ 
lar. The tumor did not seem to interfere much with the pre¬ 
hension of food. It is not stated that treatment was resorted to. 
— {Vet. Record.') 
Equine Actinomycosis \By A. L. Farra7it, M. R. C. 
V. kS.]. The case of a ten-year old cob, which, presenting diffi¬ 
culty in swallowing food, was brought to the attention of the 
author, who found the tongue enlarged and having on its side a 
tumor as big as a walnut. Wharton’s duct was enlarged and 
completely blocked up. With a silver probe introduced into it, 
the flow of saliva was re-established, the tumor on the tongue 
was^ incised and on examination proved actinomycotic in nature. 
Besides external application on the submaxillary, laryngeal and 
parotid regions, gargles of carbolic and boric acids, a treatment 
of iodide of potassium was prescribed and followed by recovery 
in about three weeks.— {Vet. Record.) 
Fistuua of Steno’s Duct \^By A. L. Farrant.M.R. C. V.S.]. 
—A mare had a wound on the salivary duct, on the side of 
the face, from which saliva escaped. The ends of the duct 
WQve about an inch apart, and several attempts at treatment 
failed, viz., sutures, glass tube into the canal, metallic plate in 
the wound and the skin drawn tight over it with suture and 
coating of collodion. At last, as the external wound seemed 
to show a natural tendeucy to close, a seton was passed through 
the cheek. When, a week later, the internal opening seemed 
likely to remain permanent, the external wound was fine sutured 
and painted with collodion. The recovery was complete up to 
two^ months later, when a slight external discharge occurred 
again. The tract was syringed out with solution of chloride 
of zinc and plastered over daily. In a few days all was healed 
and the mare has remained well ever since.— (Vet. Record.) 
