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full of small tubercles^ situated at the origin and along the 

 course of the tubuli uriniferi ; so that it must have been quite 

 incapable of performing its functions/^ 



The follo^ving very instructive case comes from Mr. Wm. 

 Field. 



Sciry/iGus enlargement of one ovary, accompanied by ascites. 

 — A bay mare, the property of the Hon. Jas. Norton, was 

 sent to Mr. FiekVs hospital for horses, on the 1st June last. 

 She was, from the circumstance of her belly having undergone, 

 of late, visible enlargement, suspected to be with foal; though 

 from her present owner having not long ago purchased her, 

 there were no very ready means of ascertaining whether she 

 had been to any horse. The mare exhibits no pain nor ill 

 health, save that she is losing flesh ; and on that account 

 needs something to afford her relief. 



" The enlarged abdomen was the only visible symptom Mr. 

 Field had for his guidance ; and although this was unac- 

 companied by any oedema of the belly, breast, or legs, yet 

 did careful examination of it convince Mr. Field that it indi- 

 cated neither more nor less than ascites ; at the same time, it 

 led to the discovery of a tumour in the interval between the 

 ileum, transverse lumbar processes, and ribs, which, from its 

 situation, he took to be an enlarged ovary : and such it 

 proved to be. Acting on this firm belief, he tapped the mare, 

 and drew off four gallons of fluid. This had but little if any 

 effect upon her, either for good or ill. She had all along 

 breathed tranquilly, and liad an undisturbed pulse : still, she 

 continued to lose flesh, and was evidently, altogether, in a 

 hopeless condition. Mr. Field, willing to give her every 

 chance, sent her away to his farm, where she remained six 

 weeks. Her belly during this interval growing large again, 

 she was tapped a second time, and Lad, as before, four gallons 

 of fluid withdrawn. After this she was put to death. In 

 addition to what had been drawn off, thirty-two gallons of 

 fluid were found within the peritoneal cavity ; there was also 

 discovered, on the near side, a scirrhous ovary, of the mag- 

 nitude of a man's head, and of a globular form, weighing 

 twenty-two pounds. Contrasted with its fellow ovary, 



