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between ilium and last rib high up (site of puncture); opened 
abscess. Gave spts. vini., tree., ^ i 5 spts. aeth. nit., ^ ii as 
a drench in one quart of water; also quinine sulpli., 3ii» hi bolus. 
M are did well for three davs, when another abscess formed direct- 
ly over point of ilium showed similar symptoms, and was treated 
the same as the first. Mare soon recovered. 
Fourth case, a small bay gelding twelve years old, used as a 
family horse; he had not been out of stable for several days when 
called to see him. I found him with some pain and somewhat 
bloated. The case was obstinate, did not change much for six hours, 
when tympanitis became more prominent. I then punctured and 
got a good flow of gas, the horse soon recovering. Saw no more of 
the horse for five days, when I was called in to see him. Found 
horse in apparent good health, except that trocar wound had not 
closed, and it had a discharge of whitish matter. This surprised 
me, but with some difficulty I passed the whole length of a six-inch 
probe into the opening. Then I diagnosed fistula of the colon 
or ccecum. Treatment consisted of charging a long fine pointed 
syringe with a concentrated solution of argenti nitras, passing 
it (as near as I could guess) nearly to the intestine, when I slowly 
discharged while withdrawing it. Had no further discharge except 
a little pus. The external part of fistula was very obstinate but 
finally yielded to treatment. 
While I heartily agree with my friend Mr. James in saying, 
Let us have some of the bitter as well as the sweet, I must say 
that in regard to the results of enterotomy the sweets predom¬ 
inate over the bitter by a large majority. 
Y ours, 
Wm. R. Howe, V.S. 
THE NATIONAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
To the Editor of the American Veterinary Review : 
The letter published in the August Review from the pen of 
Dr. Plageman, is a sufficient excuse for again bringing the State 
association question before the profession. Dr. Plageman is 
evidently endeavoring to smooth matters after a fashion, but he 
