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ABSTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS. 
was “made by passing the knife directly through the leg, as close to 
the back of the metacarpal bone as possible, the edge of the knife 
being turned towards the operator, and about an inch and a half from 
the head of the bone. By then cutting downwards and backwards, 
the knife was brought out some three inches lower down at the back 
part of the leg.” A similar flap was made anteriorly; the shaft of the 
bone was then sawn as high as possible, the artery secured, and the 
flaps brought together by thread sutures. A bandage of oakum and 
several rolls of unbleached calico finished the dressing. Eight days 
after this bandage was removed and the wound found healing. A 
month after it was almost entirely cicatrized. An artificial leg was 
made foi her, somewhat on the same principal as the human wooden 
leg, and the animal seems to beat perfect ease with it. ( Vet. Journal .) 
CONSTRICTOR ROPE CARRIER. 
It is so called because it seizes and holds on a part sufficiently to 
allow of strong pullings without fear of its getting loose, and because 
it permits to take a firm point cVappui , whatever may be the form or 
direction of the organs. It consists of an iron rod of 0m. 70 centim¬ 
eters (27 inches) in length and 0m. 01 centimeter (2K inches) in diam¬ 
eter, curved at one end which is terminated by a small transversely 
elongated button with two holes; the other end has a handle with 
an eye of the same diameter as the holes of the first extremity, and of 
a cord 2 meters (six feet and half) long which can glide into the three 
openings of the instrument. Passing this cord through the openings 
of the handle, then through one of the holes in the front part of the 
instrument and through the second ; it is prevented from sliding back 
by a small knot, and then it it ready for use. 
The inventor reports cases of presentation of the hocks, one ante, 
rior presentation, the knees being flexed backwards, a presentation of 
the base of the neck, the head bent towards the flank in which he 
claims that the application of the rope carrier has considerably facili¬ 
tated the delivery. ( Journal de Zootechnie.) 
A NAIL IN A COW’S LUNG. 
Seized with an access of cough while laying down, (cough which 
the cow had for about two months) when urged to get up a flow of 
