268 DISEASES AMONG HORSES IN THE CRIMEA. 
repeated this several times, and always with the same result. 
I at once ordered a blister to the part. Am I not justified in 
considering this a case analogous to Mr. Turner’s sesa- 
moiditis ? 
2. Active Congestion of the Vessels of the 
Mucous Membrane of the Stomach. — December 20th, 
1855. — I was informed that a horse had dropped down dead 
in one of the stables, I went immediately, and found life to 
be extinct. 
Post-mortem . — I found the muscular and peritoneal tunics 
of the stomach much congested. This horse was plethoric ; 
fed on barley and hay, and allowed only little exercise. He 
had been to water about two hours before. The weather being 
intensely cold, the horses were w r atered only once per diem. 
The stomach and intestines were full of fluid, and I have 
little doubt that the horse, which was of a vicious choleric 
temperament, had galloped to and from the water. The lungs 
bore evidences of chronic disease. 
Feb. 1st. — I have had another case, similar to the above, 
only that the lungs in this case were perfectly healthy, ex- 
cepting the congested state of the vessels consequent on so 
sudden a death. 
3. Erysipelas gangrenosum. — Feburary 17th, 1856. — 
My attention was called to a horse which refused to eat, I 
examined him, and found the supra-infero part of the neck 
swollen, hot, and tense ; pulse 28, and feeble ; animal de- 
jected ; breathing natural. I could obtain no information 
regarding the state of the bowels, nor indeed anything be- 
yond the fact, that the horse had no appetite. I ordered a 
warm mash, and gave Aq. Nitras Pot., also hot fomentations 
to be continually applied to the swelling, for an hour. At 
the expiration of that time, I again visited him, but found no 
remission of symptoms. Ordered the fomentations to be 
continued, gave a dose of Ant. Pot. Tart., and left him for 
the night. The next morning, I found that the tumefaction 
had increased, involving the head and eye, and instead of a 
smooth, tense surface, it was interspersed with raised blotches. 
I scarified one, but nothing flowed, as I almost expected. I 
now ordered hot vinegar to be applied, sent the sices 
away, and from my pharmacy door watched the patient. He 
rested his head on the manger for some time, remaining 
during it immoveable. I w ? as on the point of going aw ay, 
when I noticed a sudden start, as if something had alarmed 
him, when he again relapsed into a semi- comatose state. 
