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ERYSIPELATOUS DISEASE OF THE SKIN. 
so completely as to prevent any air passing to or from the 
lungs on that side. My opinion of any good being done was 
very unfavorable ; but as the horse was young, it was thought 
that an operation for the removal of the polypus should be 
attempted. The case was seen by my friend, Mr. Western, 
who advised, however, that the animal should be shot. Not- 
withstanding these unfavorable opinions, the horse was sub- 
sequently cast for the operation. Within three minutes and 
a half he was under the influence of chloroform, when, assisted 
by Mr. George Western, who had just arrived here, and also 
by Mr. Shaw, I proceeded to make an incision through the 
skin so as to dilate the natural opening of the nostril, 
w r ith a view of being able to grasp the tumour. This being 
done, I found it impossible to safely apply that amount of 
force which was necessary to detach it from its connections. 
I therefore removed with the knife all I could reach, and 
then sew 7 ed up the opening which had been made. Creosote 
lotion w r as used to the parts for a few days, when it w 7 as 
changed for one of the sulphate of zinc. A considerable 
discharge followed, and ulceration also of the Schneiderian 
membrane came on, so as to make the case assimilate one of 
glanders, and under these circumstances on the fourteenth 
day succeeding the operation, I had him shot. 
On a post-mortem examination , we found that the neck of the 
polypus extended to the ethmoid bones, where it had a very 
firm and broad attachment, so that the entire length of the 
morbid growth could not have been less than fourteen 
inches. The part I removed weighed six ounces, and that 
which was found on opening the nasal cavity about three 
times that quantity, thus making the entire weight twenty- 
four ounces. 
CASES OF ERYSIPELATOUS DISEASE OF THE 
SKIN. 
By R. H. Holloway, M.R.C.Y.S., 2d Madras Light 
Cavalry, Sholapore. 
Case 1. — On 27th November last, D 58 troop horse was 
attacked with erysipelas. The ravages of the disease were 
principally confined to the head and extremities, being 
associated w 7 ith very considerable oedema of those parts ; w hile 
the neck, chest, and sheath also partook of the diseased 
action. The irritation w r as excessive, and the eruption w 7 as 
