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ft slight traction returns it into the abdomen. A stitch is made in 
the outside opening, and the animal allowed to get up. The 
animal made a rapid recovery, and was used as a stallion for over a 
year. He, however, ultimately died from a second attack of in¬ 
guinal hernia of the left side complicated with rupture of the 
bladder .—Archives Yeterinaires. 
FORELGN BODIES IN THE (ESOPHAGUS OF RUMINANTS. A NEW 
PROBANG. 
By M. Jouanne. 
This method consists simply in using a piece of rope (easily 
found on all farms), or taking that of the main hobble, and using 
it to push the alimentary bolus into the stomach, and is prin¬ 
cipally useful when the foreign body is in the thoracig portion 
of the oesophagus. The author proceeds as follows: the puncture 
of the rumen being done, if the canal is very distended, a piece 
of rope about 1 meter 50 centimeters long is moistened with warm 
water and then oiled, and introduced in the oesophagus as a probang, 
twisting it in the direction of the threads of the rope so as to facilitate 
its introduction. This wet rope is sufficiently rigid to apply a strong 
pressure upon the foreign body to displace it, and push it into 
the stomach, while by its flexibility it allows all motions of the 
neck without any danger to the animal. 
Mr. J. has used this treatment on two occasions with entire 
success .—Archives Yeterinaires. 
A PROLIFIC MULE. 
This is a curious case of fecundity in a mule, at the Jardin 
d’Acclimatation. 
A small African mule, 17 years old, has had the five following 
products: 
The first two were from the meeting with a barb stallion. 
Both were females and form a handsome team. They have the 
head, ears, mane, tail and feet of their sire. 
