diseases of the digestive organs.

238 DISEASES OF CATTLE.absence of straining. The straining may be checked by 2 or 3 ouncesof laudanum, or 2 ouuces of choral hydrate, or by inhalation of chloroformto insensibility, aud then by raising the hind parts on straw bundlesthe gravitation of the abdominal organs forward may be made tolessen the resistance. If success can not be had in this way the cowmay be further turned on her back, and if return is still impossible, thehind limbs may be tied together and drawn up to a beam overhead bythe aid of a pulley. In this position, in place of the pressure backwardof the bowels proving a hindrance, their gravitation forward proves amost material help to reduction. In seeking to return the womb thesponging with ice-cold water, the raising on a sheet and the wrappingin a tight bandage should be resorted to. Another method which isespecially commendable in these inflamed conditions of the womb is tobring a piece of linen sheet 30 inches by 36 under the womb with itsanterior border close up to the vulva, then turn the posterior borderupward and forward over the organ, and cross the two ends over this,and over each other above. The ends of the sheet are steadily drawnso as to tighten its hold on the womb, which is thus held on the levelof the vulva or above, and cold water is constantly poured upon themass. The reduction is further sought by compression of the masswith the palms applied outside the sheet. Fifteen or twenty minutesare usually sufficient to cause the return of the womb, provided strainingis prevented by pinching of the back or otherwise.In old and aggravated cases, with the womb torn, bruised, or evengangrenous, the only resort is to amputate the entire mass. This isdone by tying a strong waxed cord round the protruding mass close upto the vulva, winding the cord round pieces of wood so as to draw themas tightly as possible, cutting off the organ below this ligature, tying athread on any artery that may still bleed, and returning the stump wellinto the vagina.Retention of the returned womb is the next point, and this is mosteasily accomplished by a rope truss. Take two ropes, each about 18feet long and an inch in thickness. Double each rope at its middle,and lay the one above the other at the bend so as to form an ovoid ofabout 8 inches in its long diameter. Twist each end of the one ropetwice round the other so that this ovoid will remain when they aredrawn tight. (Plates XXH and xxm.) Tie a strap or rope around theback part of the neck and a surcingle around the body. Place the ropetruss on the animal so that the ovoid ring shall surround the vulva,the two ascending ropes on the right and left of the tail and the twodescending ones down inside the thighs on the right and left of theudder. These descending ropes are carried forward on the sides of thebody and tied to the surcingle and to the neck collar. The ascendingropes proceed forward on the middle of the back, twisting over eachother, and are tied to the surcingle and collar. The upper and lowerropes are drawn so tightly that the rope ring is made to press firmly