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kernels in the centre, which may easily be uncovered by touching 
them with weak acetic acid. 
During life the lymph, as well as the blood, is composed of 
globules of a serous transparent alkaline fluid, holding fibrine in a 
state of solution, which coagulates under the fibrillous form as soon 
as it escapes from the vessels. 
The lymph proceeding from any lymphatic vessel, whether of 
a carnivorous or herbivorous animal, will be found to contain a 
certain portion of fatty matter, which can be extracted by the me- 
dium of ether. This will be the case whether the animal is fasting 
or has been well fed. 
Lymph taken from the head contains but little fatty matter and 
a great deal of fibrine, and the globules common to lymph as well 
as much larger ones ; while that taken from the posterior parts of 
the frame contains more fat, less fibrine, and globules all of the 
same size. 
These latter researches have proved that the composition of 
lymph varies according to the part from which it is taken ; a fact 
of which no mention had before been made. 
Y. 
CASE OF ENTERITIS SUDDENLY RELIEVED IF NOT 
RECOVERED THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF 
THE ACTUAL CAUTERY TO THE ABDOMEN. 
By Mr. J. R. ATCHERLEY, V.S., Bridgenorth. 
I FORWARD a case of enteritis with constipation, not because 
the disease presents any novel feature ; but I should feel honoured 
by your opinion of the treatment, the proprietor of the horse being 
not quite satisfied that the urgency of the case justifies the appli- 
cation of the means adopted. 
My patient was a half-bred aged gelding, in good condition, 
living on hard food. He had been attacked with colicky pain at 
intervals on the day before I was requested to see him. He had 
been bled, and an anti spasmodic drink administered. 
On the 6th of June, at four o’clock A.M., I found him with cold 
extremities, pulse 80, constantly lying down, looking at his sides, 
and rising immediately — membranes pallid — had not voided any 
dung during twenty-fours — and contracted tongue. Here I trust 
I may be allowed to remark, that in enteritis, more particularly 
than in inflammation of any other of the vital organs, we find that 
peculiarly dry and contracted state of the tongue. 
The rectum contained a few small hard balls of dung, of a dark 
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