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railway at Shepherd’s Bush ; which fall had caused a super- 
ficial cut upon one of the hind extremities, by its coming in 
contact with one of the railway trucks. The disease ap- 
peared about a fortnight subsequent to the fall. In this 
instance, also, I could not succeed in giving medicine by the 
mouth, and consequently had recourse to the medicated 
injections and sheepskins. The horse remained in the in- 
firmary three weeks, was then discharged convalescent, and, 
after a run at grass for about four weeks, he resumed his 
work, which at present he continues to do. 
Case 4, was a bay cart-gelding belonging to Mr. Ferguson, 
contractor, Paddington. My attention was first directed to 
him on the 10th September, 1855. In this case, as in the 
former one belonging to the same person, the disease came 
on without our being able to attribute it to any cause ; and 
again no medicine could be given by the mouth. I there- 
fore adopted the same treatment as recorded in the foregoing 
cases, and in three weeks the animal was so far recovered 
that I discontinued treatment, and after a further rest of 
about a similar period, he was put to his usual work, at 
which he is at present, and looking as well as ever he did. 
Remarks . — It must not be inferred that I wish to attach 
undue importance to the treatment resorted to in the above 
cases, for I would observe, that I have treated similar cases, 
in the mean time, in precisely the same way, but they have 
not been attended with the same favorable results ; still I 
think sufficient has been advanced to show that hydrocyanic 
acid may be of use in this disease. 
I would add, that I am indebted for the suggestion of em- 
ploying it in the form of clyster, to Professor Spooner, who 
kindly saw a case w 7 ith me some fifteen or sixteen years 
since. 
CASE OF INVERSION OF THE UTERUS OF A COW. 
By Thomas Shenton, M.R.C.V.S., Bakewell. 
May 5th. — I received a message from Mr. Hinch, miller, 
Stoney Middleton, desiring my immediate attention to a cow 
which had that morning inverted her uterus. She calved 
about 8 o’clock, and while the men were removing the calf to 
an adjoining standing, she strained violently, and her womb 
came down. I arrived at his place about three in the after- 
noon, when I found the cow stretched out at full length 
moaning and straining most piteously. They had protected 
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