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J. J. DRASKY. 
Many of my colleagues came to me and expressed the desire to 
kill the subject, hold a post-mortem examination and prove the 
gentleman a prevaricator of the truth. To this I would not 
consent, but I gave them all my word of honor that if the horse 
died, I would hold a post-mortem examination and publish the 
results. 
The horse was led into his stall and taken care of by myself 
in person for the two days that I remained in Omaha. Three 
or four days after the operation he was shipped with the other 
subjects operated upon to the experiment station at Lincoln, 
and in vain did Dr. Peters and his assistants strive to save the 
life of the patient. Six days after he arrived at the experiment 
station, I received a message from Dr. Peters stating that my 
horse had succumbed and asked me if I wished to be present at 
the post-mortem examination. I at once answered requesting 
Dr. Peters not to do anything until I came. On arriving at 
the State Farm I found the carcass and we at once proceeded 
with the post-mortem, which revealed inflammation of the en¬ 
tire abdominal cavity, enteritis, peritonitis, etc., considerable 
pus around the inguinal glands, a great deal of effusion and pus 
in the abdominal cavity, extensive adhesions, the peritoneum 
and intestines in all stages of inflammation, and the desired 
organ, the testicle, we found free in the epigastric region. The 
testicle being abnormal we could readily see why the operators 
were unable to bring it to light by simple traction on the cord, 
it being considerably larger than the slit in the peritoneum. 
The serous covering was the only one which appeared normal. 
Inside of this we found a semi-osseous covering, rendering the 
organ unyielding and very hard. On cutting through this we 
found the hard shell to contain a gread deal of fluid, which ex¬ 
uded at once. As cystic testicles are not uncommon, a trocar 
should be at hand at these operations and the fluid drawn, which 
would cause the testicle to collapse. Still; if this had been 
done, the consistency of the shell in this case would not have 
allowed the testicle to collapse. I have brought this specimen 
with me, thinking that it will interest many. 
