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and become farther developed, than in any other organ. And I 
therefore think that the respiratory passages are the especial seat 
of the transmission of glanders; and that they likewise have the 
greatest influence in generating the spontaneous disease. Glan- 
derous pulmonary tubercles are exceedingly abundant wherever 
lymphatics are most numerous.” 
“ The PULMONARY GRANULATIONS met with in glanders and 
farcy bear great resemblance to the encysted tubercles of the lym- 
phatic glands. They are often found in numberless abundance in 
the midddle of the pulmonary crepitating tissue. They consist of 
deposits of albuminous matter, solid or liquid, inclosed within cysts 
of palish grey aspect, which, perhaps, are nothing more than air- 
vesicles whose walls have acquired morbid thickness. They fre- 
quently commence by red points, whose centres, in time, turn 
white, remaining for awhile enveloped in a red case. At length 
the inclosed matter suddenly becomes softened, then hardens again, 
and turns of a calcareous nature.” 
VETERINARY OBSTETRICY. 
PROLAPSUS UTERI — INVERSION OF THE UTERUS, OR “ THROWING 
THE REID DOWN.” 
By Mr. W. A. Cartwright, M.R.C.V.S., Whitchurch, Salop. 
INVERSION of the uterus in the cow and sheep is a very 
common occurrence; but in the mare, and other animals, it 
more frequently, from neglect or maltreatment, terminates fatally : 
when, however, a person who understands his profession is called 
in at an early period, and before much injury has been effected, 
it may generally be returned very readily, and the animal none 
the worse for the accident. 
Causes . — The causes which give rise to its attack are various, 
some of which I will now relate. 
It appears to me that any thing causing violent irritation in 
the uterus, or even in the vagina, may be the cause of inversion, 
such as strong labour pains during a false presentation — rupture of 
the uterus or vagina — violent coughing — hoove, or acute indi- 
gestion — uteritis — spasm of the uterus — large hydatids or vesicles 
in the ovarium and which press on the uterus — retention of the 
placenta, or considerable force in extracting it — over repletion of 
the system — relaxation of the ligaments of the uterus, or of the 
os uteri ; and, not unfrequently, it comes on a few hours after 
