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carting some coals, and the ground being very slippery, 
in consequence of the frozen state of the snow, the animal 
slipped up, and consequently became very lame, the whole 
weight of the coals having been thrown on to the breeching. 
He was taken home, the part well fomented, and this, com- 
bined with rest, very much assisted in restoring him to his 
usual condition. A few days after a friend borrowed him to 
cart some carrots, the ground still being very slippery from 
frost, added to which they had presumed upon his reputed 
ability to draw great weights and had overloaded him, when 
he again slipped and could not recover himself ; he conse- 
quently dislocated the joint. 
Upon a post-mortem examination, 1 found the injured 
parts to present the following appearances : The ligamentum 
teres was torn asunder, the separated ends having the appear- 
ance of a frayed rope’s end. The ligament had lost all its 
characteristic glistening brightness, was of a dirty-pink 
hue, and of a softish consistence. A portion*of the cartilage 
of the head of the femur was in a carious condition, in fact, 
had nearly disappeared, the diseased part being of a dirty- 
brown colour, and of the size of a shilling. A corresponding- 
condition appeared in the cotyloid cavity. The capsular 
membrane was ruptured, and the surrounding tissues en- 
gorged with blood. 
From these post-mortem appearances I inferred that the 
ligamentum teres had been in a diseased state for some time 
prior to the laceration, as well as the bones of the joint ; the 
lameness was, of course, only symptomatic. 
SUSPECTED CASES OF POISONING OF CALVES 
BY YEW LEAVES (TAXUS BACCATiE). 
By W. L. 
On the 3d of April last, I was summoned to attend three 
yearling calves, the property of Major T. E., which were said 
by the messenger to be vomiting very much. 
On my arrival, at noon, I found my patients in a pasture 
field, and was told that they had not been perceived unwell 
previous to 7 a.m. 
They showed the following symptoms : Loss of power in 
the hind extremities, evidenced by a staggering gait ; great 
dulness ; eyes prominent and watery ; a little frothing at the 
mouth ; irritation of the rectum, manifested by frequent 
