UMBILICAL HERNIA. 
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could not survive many hours, stertorous breathing having 
come on. The animal died about an hour after I had left 
him. 
Post-mortem Appearances . — On opening the cavity of the 
chest, the lungs, from general sympathy, and the animal’s 
lying down so much, were found quite black. On removing 
the membranes of the brain, nothing very unusual presented 
itself till I cut into the substance of the left lobe, when a 
large quantity of pus made its escape ; nearly the whole lobe 
being one mass of matter. The other lobe was scarcely 
affected, though it was darker in colour than natural. 
I may just mention, that after seeing the horse on the 
26th October, I gave orders to have him used occasionally, 
if wanted, for short journeys. A day or two after this, the 
owner rode him out, but he seemed very different from what 
he had been before ; to use his own words, (e he appeared 
sluggish, and once or twice seemed as if he would fall.” This 
his owner took little notice of, and thinking it the result of 
debility from his previous attack of influenza, he ordered 
him a more liberal allowance of oats. I had intended to let 
him rest for a month or six weeks longer, although this might 
not have prevented this termination. 
Should this case be thought of any interest to your 
readers, I have another similar one, as it regards the symp- 
toms, arising from a tumour pressing upon the cerebellum. 
Although I took no notes at the time, I may be able to col- 
lect the substance of it together at some future period. 
ON UMBILICAL HEBNIA. 
By J. Younghusband, V. S., Greystoke. 
Dear Sir, — I have neither time nor inclination to write 
much; but perhaps a short paper on the following subject, 
particularly at this season, may prove acceptable to your 
readers. 
I beg to remain, your well wisher, &c. 
It is upon umbilical hernia I wish to make a few remarks ; 
and chiefly upon the old method of K skewering” for its 
reducement. It is now a great many years since I first 
became acquainted with this method, and had a few times 
performed it ; but until I read Mr. Tombs’, V.S., account of 
its success, I must own I did it not without some misgivings. 
