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“Apply your ear upon the abdominal walls on the right side, a little 
below the flank, and listen attentively. You soon will hear a succes¬ 
sion of light repeated noises, perfectly rhytlimatized, separated by a 
moment of silence and perfectly repeating the beatings of the heart 
auscultated in the adult. These noises are very weak though very 
distinct, when with attention, once they are caught by the ear. They 
resemble much the tic-tac noise of a watch; evidently these are the 
cardiac noises—not of the mother, they are too rapid and more 
numerous— nearly double in a given time.” 
The significance of this phenomena is of a great importance, as to 
the live condition of the foetus; it is claimed that these noises are 
audible after the 25th week or about the 6th month of gestation, 
though they may be heard sooner. 
This is a precious and new sign for the diagnosis of pregnancy, 
which will be of great advantage to the practitioner. (Journal de 
Zootechnie — Lyon ). 
REPORT OF CASES. 
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PURULENT COLLECTION OF THE RIGHT SUPERIOR MAXILLARY 
SINUS—ODONTOMA IN ITS CAVITY. 
This is the case of a black mare, aged, which was sent to the 
American Veterinary College by Mr. Vining of New Haven, with the 
following history: 
“This mare three years ago had the epizootic , after being very 
sick, she was turned out and recovered, but two years ago she began 
to discharge from the right nostril—more at times than at others— 
more offensive in odor in some occasions —and very often apparently 
subsiding; she had been condemned as glandered. 
On admission, March 22d, she presented a condition corroborating 
the history. She discharged from the right nostril a white, thick, puru¬ 
lent matter, scarcely offensive—the glands of the maxillary space are 
not swollen—the pituitary membrane healthy. The face on the 
right side, immediately from the zygomatic crest and maxillary spine 
upward presented a convexity which extended over the lacrymal. This 
was exceedingly sore on pressure and dull on percussion—the other 
side of the face was healthy; the general health was as good other¬ 
wise as could be desired. 
