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and replied to bring on the horse and leave him with me. 
The method of operation was the same as given in u Wil¬ 
liams’s Surgery.” The tourniquet applied, antiseptics, the 
catheter inserted, the muscular part of the penis dissected away 
to leave about an inch of urethra projecting. The arteries were 
now secured with catgut ligatures ; the urethra was next split 
into four strips, each one carefully sewed back to the skin and 
muscles of the penis. Next a liberal use of antiseptics. The 
animal was now allowed to rise ; the sheath and surroundings 
were daily irrigated with antiseptics, and a soft diet was given. 
The animal never evinced the least uneasiness nor stiffness. 
There was more or less haemorrhage at times for three days. He 
never missed a feed and went to work in the team in two weeks’ 
time and worked every day since. Since then I have operated 
on two such cases with similar results. I have my reputation 
yet, and have added fresh laurels in these cases. 
This report is for my young and timid brother practitioners, 
who, like me, are preserving the reputations they have. I say 
a Go ahead ; fear not, as long as you are cleanly in your work, 
and so long as your sound sense stands by you.” 
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An Unusual Injury with Peculiar Sequels [By E . P . 
Flower , Student U. S. Col. Vet. Siirgd \.—The facts in the fol¬ 
lowing interesting case are taken from the July Journ. of Comp. 
Med. : About February i a bay mare was brought to the college 
hospital with marked dyspnoea, caused by hard, fibrous-feeling 
enlargement midway of neck, seeming to have originated behind 
the trachea, pressing it from its normal position to the left. 
Owner said mare had been kicked while at pasture ; shortly 
afterward slight enlargement was noticed, which gradually in¬ 
creased in size. After examination diagnosis of fracture of 
tracheal rings with secondary fibroma was made. Animal being 
spirited, resisted manipulation, and excitement caused increased 
dyspnoea. After fifteen minutes in stall, distress was alleviated. 
Tracheotomy was then done just below enlargement, when, to 
surprise of surgeon, a double polypus was found filling almost 
