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forward in a median line with the elbow, about four inches abov 
On examining the wound I found that where the horn of the bi 
struck the colt, it penetrated through the entire intercostal musol 
and tore them eight inches in an upward direction. At the low 
part of the wound the skin and oblique abdominal muscle w 
torn to the ribs backward eight inches. Where the horn enter* 
through the intercostal space, at every movement of the anim 
the air was seen escaping and seemed like the wind emitted fro 
a bellows when worked. 
Treatment.— The wound was closed with sutures. That ovj 
the abdominal muscle I thought could not be sewed up. I th< 
made a large bandage to encircle the abdomen and then cut 
large hole out of the bandage, large enough to prevent pressu 
over the edges of the wound, but sufficient to keep them clo 
together. Over the wound four thicknesses of cloth were lai 
saturated with a solution of bromo chloralum 3 iv, pulver. alo 
and myrrh, of each 3i; water, 1 quart. The wound was dress* 
every four hours with this for eight days, and then only thr 
times a day. Internally the animal received 10 drops of tinct. 
aconite with 25 of fluid extract of belladonna every four houi 
On the third day the colt began to breath very heavily, the pul 
became accelerated, and the animal seemed to be in great pai 
The internal treatment was then given every two hours. So* 
improvement became manifect, and from this the case went ( 
rapidly to convalesence. I have never used an external loti* 
wffiich seems to act as well as the one used did in this case, and 
am pleased to have this occasion to recommend it to the proft 
sion. 
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A CASE OF FURIOUS RABIES IN A MARE. 
By M. Minette. 
A ten year old mare, ordinarily of kind disposition, was four 
one morning in an entirely opposite state of feeling. She h?' 
kicked at her mate several times during the night. She w; 
separated and firmly secured. She took her food and drinl 
