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quarter hours ; quantities that very much exceed possible miscal¬ 
culations. Here also occurred, besides the assimilation, a con¬ 
siderable secretion of fat in the stomach, by which the acid, as in 
sugar experiments, remained unchanged, irrespective of whether 
little or much had been reabsorbed—a proof that at least the acid 
secretion is not proportionate to the assimilation of sugar or albu¬ 
men .—Archiv fur Physiologic. 
PARALYSIS OF THE HORSE’S TONGUE CURED P*Y ELECTRICITY. 
The horse had been wounded by the bit, the injury resulting 
in a paralysis of the tongue, which was swollen and cold, mostly 
at the point, and protruded two-thirds of its length. Truffle made, 
first, superficial scarifications, and later, deeper incisions, from 
which exuded a viscid and somewhat bloody fluid, lie then em¬ 
ployed washings with cold infusions of chamomile, which later 
he used warmer and warmer to facilitate the flow of blood. The 
animal experienced great difficulty in drinking. The next day 
he scarified deeply the upper as well as the lower surface of the 
tongue, besides washing with warm water, and also employed 
venesection. The following day the tongue could be returned to 
its normal position, the animal ate some green food, and the pros¬ 
pects for recovery were good. The improvement did not long 
continue, and on the next day the tongue appeared as when first 
seen. The former treatment having given but negative results, 
Dr. Pagoni was consulted, who approved of the treatment em¬ 
ployed, but advised a resort to electricity in addition. 
Three days after, the scarification became filled with a bloody 
and serous liquid, and the sensibility began to spread. After 
eight days the condition of the tongue was normal. In the 
meantime, however, an abscess developed in the intermaxillary 
space; this was punctured. 
As the horse became very anxious, he was given 100 grs. Cin¬ 
chona bark and 12.0 carbonate of iron 2 )er die, with nourishing 
and stimulating diet .—LI Medico Reservorio , Yol. 1, No. 8. 
