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A Spontaneous Heaping of a Wound of the CEso- 
phagus \Michalik \.—The author was called to see a foal with 
the history that it would not take any food and had suffered 
from a very bad dyspnoea for the last few days ; also, a swell¬ 
ing made its appearance on the neck, which had in the mean¬ 
time gotten soft, and was opened by the owner, followed by a 
discharge of pus mixed with food. On examination the author 
found the foal emaciated, with difficult rattling breathing. On 
the left side about 15 cm. from the larynx in the region of the 
jugular groove he found a hard swelling, having the size of a 
double fist, and on which a smooth incised wound of about 3 
cm. was noticeable, which on exploration disclosed a cavity 
which contained well masticated food. He tried in every way 
possible to remove this mass of food, but could not do so suc¬ 
cessfully, as the cavity was too large. As the removal of the 
mass was only partial, the presence of pus could not be estab¬ 
lished. The oesophagus could not be reached 011 account of its 
distance. After deglutition it was noticeable that the cavity 
filled up with food, therefore he had either an abscess situated 
on the oesophagus and which caused the rupture of the oesopha¬ 
gus, or it may have been caused by the owner while opening 
:he abscess and injuring the oesophagus ; but taking into consid¬ 
eration the anatomical condition, this was considered quite 
improbable. The author did not seem to think a cure possible, 
and recommended the animal destroyed. But as the owner 
was anxious to try all that could possibly be done to save the 
animal, he recommended slow irrigations of the abscess cavity 
with a solution of creolin several times a day, and a diet 
consisting chiefly of sloppy food. Two days later the owner 
came back with a report that the foal would hardly drink any¬ 
thing, and that all the liquid and food came out through the 
abscess opening. The author then recommended dry food to 
be tried, with the hope that the animal might be able to retain 
at least some of it. After three days an improvement was no¬ 
ticed. A large portion of the dry food was able to pass into the 
stomach, and only a small portion returned through the wound. 
4 few days later the owner reported a complete recovery of the 
'oal, and after 10 days all food, both liquid and dry, passed 
lown through the oesophagus in a natural way. The swelling 
md the wound then kept getting smaller and smaller until all 
signs of it disappeared .—(Deutsche Thier. Wochen.') 
“Eradication of Tuberculosis in the United States 
3 F America.” —Under this heading the Berliner Thierarzt . 
