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its activity for the vaccination of children, and as it may be used 
a long time for the inoculation of cows, Mr. Philippe proposes to 
collect the virus whenever he can find it, and inoculate cows, thus 
making the veterinarian the true keeper of vaccine matter for 
man .—Revue d 1 Hygiene. 
HOSPITAL RECORDS. 
STOMACHAL INDIGESTION IN THE HORSE, WITH ANTE-MORTEM 
RUPTURE. VOLVULUS OF THE SMALL INTESTINES AND OF 
THE INFERIOR HALF OF THE CCECUM, LACERATION OF THE 
DIAPHRAGM AND HERNIA OF THE STRANGULATED INTES¬ 
TINE IN THE THORAX. 
By M. Carnet. 
This is the report of a horse, which suffering with pulmonary 
emphysema, had been submitted to the following diet—no hay 
whatever, but instead, its equivalent of straw and barley in equal 
proportions. Administration of 0.50 centig. of arsenious acid. 
Instead of this he received no straw, but barley alone. On the 
22d of December he was taken with violent colics. He was dull; 
pawed the ground, but showed no desire to lie down ; abdomen 
distended, loins flexible ; conjunctiva slightly redder than usual; 
mouth dry, saliva veiy viscous ; breath acid ; respiration some¬ 
what labored, the inspiration shorter and more frequent; pulse 
about normal. A drench of camphor, ether and asafetidce was 
prescribed, with rectal injections ; walking exercise. 
Three hours later, exaggeration of the symptoms; the animal 
threw himself down, and tried to lie on bis back ; got up; re¬ 
mained quiet, his head hanging down, and laid down again. Con¬ 
junctiva red; pulse small, weak and quick; respiration short and 
irregular ; tympanitis; extremities and ears cold. New drench ; 
friction of oil of turpentine on the extremities. 
In the evening, no improvement; animal worse; complete 
immobility ; face anxious ; conjunctiva pale; pulse imperceptible; 
respiration short and quick; skin cold all over. He died during 
the evening without a struggle. 
At the post-mortem, made eleven hours after death, the stom- 
