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experience. We will first take up stricture of the milk duct for 
consideration. 
“ In the treatment of stricture of the milk duct the object in 
view is the stimulation of the absorbents to such an extent, 
that the fibrous tissue may be absorbed. We must be very 
careful, therefore, that the current be rather too weak than too 
strong. 
u The modus operandi is as follows : We introduce into the 
milk duct an olive made of platinum or silver, or copper plati¬ 
num preferred, at its posterior extremity a knitting needle is 
attached, this needle is insulated throughout its whole extent, 
leaving only the olive exposed. It is desirable that three olives 
of various sizes be at hand, first introducing the smallest of the 
three and when a sufficient amount of the stricture is absorbed, 
the next size is introduced and so. on. 
“ It usually requires from three to five applications before the 
stricture is completely removed. It is well to remember that 
too much tension is productive of harm and therefore the neces¬ 
sity of different sized olives. In order to operate, cast and se¬ 
cure the animal firmly, attach to the negative pole the electrode- 
at which end the olive is attached ; the positive pole has a 
broad sponge rheophore attached to it which is moistened with 
salt and water, and may be placed on any portion of the body. 
The electrode from the negative pole is then soaped, not oiled 
(oil being a non-conductor), to facilitate its introduction. The 
broad sponge rheophore being in position, you proceed to intro¬ 
duce the olive and very gently pass it up the duct until you 
have reached the obstruction. Here you stop and hold the 
olive in contact with the stricture, and m time you will find 
that the channel has dilated and you are able to pass through 
without any apparent resistance. It must be remembered that 
the current must not be too strong. In a paper written by me 
some years ago you will notice that I have advocated a current 
of a seven cell battery, this, however, I find is no criterion to 
go by, for the age of the fluid greatly influences the strength of 
the current; the best way to determine the desired strength is 
