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ia thu stomach and other intestines, that digestive disturbances 
appear—meteorism, tympanitis, leanness and debility of the 
subject. 
The intensity of this meteorism, its rapid appearance, are the 
effects, not only of the quantity of swallowed air, but also of the 
dilatation of this gaseous compound, produced by the elevation of 
the temperature of the organs into which it is accidentally intro¬ 
duced. The colics caused by cribbing end generally by the ex¬ 
pulsion of gas through the anus; sometimes, however, one is ob¬ 
liged to have recourse to puncture of the caecum, aud it is of com¬ 
mon observation that old cribbers die always with tympanitis. 
It is not my intention to speak here of the different halters, 
collars, &c., used against cribbing; nor of the different mangers 
or racks, movable and rotating, which have been recommended, 
their advantages and objections being already known; and again 
they generally are but of temporary relief. 
Hertwig lias sometimes divided the tendons of the two sterno- 
maxillaris at their insertions, and says that he has cured cribbers 
by it. Gerlach is said to have cut the subscapulo hyoideus with 
success. To prevent cribbing, the sterno hyoideus and thyroideus 
ought to be divided and thus prevent the lowering of the pharynx 
—I have not yet performed the operation and ask myself if that 
section would not seriously interfere with pharyngeal deglutition. 
EDITORIAL. 
STAMPING OUT PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
It is a little over fifteen months ago that pleuro-pneumonia was 
officially announced as prevailing to an alarming extent in the 
United States, and that steps were being taken to check its pro¬ 
gress and complete its eradication. Commissions were appointed 
by several of the Eastern States; laws were passed by the respec¬ 
tive Legislatures; funds were granted more or less liberally; 
State Veterinary Inspectors were set to work, and the whole 
machine seemed to be set nicely in motion towards securing the 
