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mucous coat, throughout the whole extent of the intestines, 
both large and small, was covered with thick, slimy mucus, 
which came off in large flakes. The rectum was very much 
contracted in two or three places. The left lobe of the liver 
was slightly diseased at its lower surface; the peritoneum 
covering this part was much thickened, and it presented a 
very dark colour approaching to black. The right lobe was 
pretty healthy. The spleen was also healthy. The left 
kidney was enlarged, but not to any great extent. The 
bladder was free from all indication of disease. Emphysema 
of the lungs had taken place to a considerable degree, espe- 
cially at their anterior portion. On the outer surface of these 
organs, just under the pleura, there were a number of white 
spots about the size of peas, which appeared like flakes of 
mucus. The heart presented nothing abnormal. The 
brain -was not examined. The stomach I have forwarded to 
you for examination. 
[We are indebted to Assistant-Professor Varnell for the 
above case, who states that having microscopically examined 
portions of the diseased stomach, forwarded by Mr. Coleman, 
he finds them to present all the characters of hard cancer.] 
WORMS IN THE KIDNEY OF A COLT. 
By T. Couchman, V.S., Wadhurst.. 
On the 26th May, 1856, I w as requested to see a sucking 
colt, of the cart breed, one month old, belonging to Mr. 
Lutter, a large farmer of this place. I found it lame from an 
abscess which had existed in front of the near hock. As pus 
was issuing from two or three places, I made one pendulous 
opening, and applied a digestive, which soon effected a cure, 
except a little thickening, which was removed by the Ung. 
Hydrarg. Biniodid. 
July 10th. — The colt at this time began to lose flesh, I 
therefore advised that it should be weaned, and fed on crushed 
oats and bran; and I heard no more of it till September 2d, 
when general dropsy set in, which yielded to the usual 
stimulating and tonic remedies ; but the appetite still remained 
impaired, and he continued to lose flesh. This went on till 
the 26th September, when ulceration of the mouth prevented 
him from eating any food at all. For this we used detergent 
