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the brain and its dependencies, and only discovered our omission 
when it was too late to remedy it. We regret this the more, as 
we should, doubtless, have here found a clue to that tendency 
which the animal had for bearing always to the right, when led in 
a direct line ; we should also, probably, have discovered the cause 
of the strange pathological state of the envelops of the arteries. 
Chemistry, too, by bringing to light the intimate composition of 
the serous part of the blood, would, doubtless, have been able to 
enlighten us in our labours. Here, as in the other case, we can 
only express our regret that circumstances, over which we had no 
control, prevented us from calling to our aid the assistance of the 
erudite professor of chemistry at the school of Alfort. 
AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A 
VALUABLE BROOD MARE. 
By Mr. John Scott, Kildare. 
Dear Sir, — I wish to place the following case on record, in hope 
that, some effectual light being thrown on the subject, we may be 
able to save some of our patients that are similarly circumstanced. 
A valuable thorough-bred mare, Taglioni, about sixteen years old, 
and with her seventh foal, was, on the night or evening of the 3d 
inst., driven into a large, oblong, loose house or stable, where she 
had been accustomed to stand at night for two months, and where 
she stood perfectly safe in former seasons in like cases. She was 
never known to be in better health and spirits. It is supposed that 
she injured herself in some way, by getting cast or otherwise. 
She was found exceedingly ill on the morning of the 4th inst. fol- 
lowing. 
I saw her before ten o’clock, and found that it was a case of 
abortion, a portion of the amnion hanging from the vagina, like a 
bladder of water. I passed my hand into the womb, and felt the 
foal with the head turned backwards, and the fore-legs in like 
manner. I brought the legs, first one and then the other, with- 
out violence, into the vagina, and, by pulling rather strongly, as- 
sisted by the throes of the uterus, I took away the foal readily. 
The mare appeared so well that I left her, ordering her to be 
kept short of hay and water. In less than an hour I was again 
with her, she having protruded the uterus, and I found her lying 
down in pain. With considerable trouble and perseverance I re- 
turned the swollen viscus, having bathed it with warm water. I 
then took away three quarts of blood, and gave four drachms of 
aloes. 
