PIA MATER OR ARACHNOIDES OF A BULL CALF. 24l 
rally hung out. Respiration and pulse about natural, and abdomen in 
a great measure empty, as if he had not eaten much recently. On 
examining his mouth, I found in it a large flat slice of turnip, and 
I do not believe he could get it out. After removing it, I ex- 
amined the mouth very carefully, which was moist, and of a 
natural colour, but could not detect the least disease in it. I also 
passed my fingers a little way into the oesophagus, but could not 
detect any obstruction ; nor could I find any thing externally 
down the course of the oesophagus. On pressing my hand on the 
front of the thorax near the oesophagus, I fancied that he flinched a 
little. His gait was tottering, and his general appearance low and 
debilitated. 
Diagnosis . — I must say that I never was more puzzled in de- 
ciding what was amiss with a patient than in this instance ; but, 
on the whole, I was almost inclined to suspect that a portion of 
sliced turnip was impacted in the oesophagus low down, and which 
permitted gruel or water to pass. I merely ordered gruel to sup- 
port him, and promised to call again on the morrow, and then to 
pass the probang. 
21s£. — This morning T saw him again, and found him a little 
weaker ; the pulse and respiration about natural. I again exa- 
mined his mouth, and found the tongue hanging out as usual, but 
I could not detect any thing with the probang. On looking at 
him in the face, I fancied that he was blind of the off eye, and, on 
presenting the hand to it, I found such to be the case. With the 
other eye he could see the movement of the hand, and which 
drove him away. On lifting up his head, he fell down, and a fit 
took place. He struggled considerably. On looking at his eyes, 
I found that they were contracted under the sides of the orbit, 
and a continual spasm of the muscles took place. In five or ten 
minutes, without my doing any thing to him, the fit left him, and he 
got up. I then blistered the top and sides of the head and neck, 
and ordered him to be supported with milk and oatmeal gruel, as 
he could not eat the least thing. 
22 d . — No better. I sent four 3ss doses of hyd. chlor. formed 
into boluses, one to be given every six hours in gruel, and, if 
no better to-morrow, to be bled to two quarts. 
24 th . — He has been bled, and the blood came from him very 
freely. He is hanging his tongue out as usual, and much saliva 
is issuing from his mouth. He can see a little, I fancy, on the off 
eye, as he winks on moving my finger towards it. The end of his 
tongue is very cold. The blister has made him sore, but I do not 
see any vesicles on the parts. He can walk about better and firmer, 
but he cannot eat any thing. 1 think he is griped a little, as he 
curls his tail about, but he does not lie down. Continue to supply 
