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the mouth, could never have been entertained in this case. The 
only possible chance of relief would have been by a dissection 
under the superior extremity of the parotid gland—an operation 
that, besides the difficulty presented by the complicated anatomi¬ 
cal structures, conld scarcely have been successful, taking into 
consideration the disease of the sphenoid and of the occipital 
bones. There can be no doubt that the reported numerous cases 
of post-pharyngeal successfully treated either through or at the 
lower end of the parotid, were nothing else but collections of the 
guttural pouches or deep sub-parotid abscesses. 
OBSTINATE CONSTIPATION. 
The case reported by Dr. Ryder, as extracted from the book 
of reports of cases of the Hospital Department of the American 
Veterinary College, offers in its description many interesting 
features. 
If one takes into consideration the fact that this animal re¬ 
mained for twenty-nine days in that condition without having a 
single passage, and only by being relieved of a handful of calca¬ 
reous mass, remaining unmoved by not only all the agents indicated 
for its relief, but without any benefit from the administration of 
eserine administered to him twice, it must be considered as prob¬ 
ably one unique in its character and one in which the paralyzed 
condition of the muscular coats of the intestines must have been 
the principal acting agent of the difficulty. The peculiar corking 
condition of the foecal matters at the junction of the large and 
floating colon, justified to a very great extent the supposition of 
an obstacle to defecation in the presence of intestinal calculus. 
REPORTS OF CASES. 
FOUR OBSTETRICAL CASES FROM A NOTE-BOOK. 
By C. H. Peabody, D.Y.S. 
On the 13th of July, 1882,1 was called to see a Scotch terrier 
bitch that had given birth to a small dead pup in the morning. 
I found her lively. Made an examination per vagina, as well as 
