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EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
GERMAN REVIEW. 
By Prof. Oi.of Schwarzkopf, Flushing, N. Y. 
Lugol’s Solution in Septic Metritis. —Veterinarian 
Simon, Havixlnck, recommends Fugol’s solution (iodine, i 
part; iodide of potass., 5 parts; aquae destill., 100 parts), for 
purposes of irrigation of the uterus in septic metritis. He 
maintains that the common antiseptics, carbolic acid, lysol, 
creolin, are irritating to the uterus and produce violent strain¬ 
ing in both cows and mares, sometimes resulting in prolapsus 
vaginae. The most interesting of his cases is that of a mare, in 
which the placenta, which was retained after birth, was manu¬ 
ally removed by an empiric, resulting in septic metritis. S. 
remarks here that in his experience the manual removal of 
the placenta in a mare is commonly fatal, but that it is most 
successfully accomplished by the introduction of large quanti¬ 
ties of water. The mare exhibited high fever (104° F.), pulse 
75, conjunctiva yellowish-red, abdomen greatly drawn up with 
colicy pains, groaning and rolling. During manual exploration 
of the vagina and uterus the mare strained heavily, ejecting a 
reddish-brown fluid of foetid odor. With the internal applica¬ 
tion of bicarbon, of soda and iodide of potass., S. irrigated the 
uterus with FugoPs solution, 4 tablespoonfuls to 1 quart of 
water. On the first day this irrigation was made twice, on the 
succeeding three days only once a day. In 4 days the mare 
appeared as cured, and S. considers it a rapid recovery.— 
{Berliv, Thiej'. IVochensch.') 
Pilocarpine in Ascites. —Dr. A. Schmidt-Halle reports a 
case of severe ascites in a poodle-dog, which he considered hope¬ 
less. The abdomen of the dog was enormously distended and 
entirely incompressible. As the owner insisted upon treatment, 
S. opened the abdominal cavity with a fine trocar, through 
which was emptied about five litres of a watery fluid. The in¬ 
ternal treatment consisted of digitalis and tine, colchic. Within 
four days the dog was brought again and this time 4 litres of 
fluid extracted. S. then prescribed pilocarpine hydrochlorate, 
0.3; aq. destil., 150.0; one tablespoonful a day. After three 
days the owner reported that the abdomen had not filled again, 
but that the dog was spitting constantly. After eight days the 
owner brought the dog and reported that its keeper had given 
