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to his own box, under which was a cesspool. I never smelt 
anything worse than the effluvium from this, and I have no 
doubt it mainly contributed to bring about the state of things 
I have described. The treatment consisted in the adminis- 
tration of Cupr. Sulph. in solution varying from 3ij to 5v, 
alternated with 3j doses of Quinine and vegetable tonics: 
astringent injections up the nostril, inhalation of chlorine gas, 
and attendance to the evacuations were likewise enjoined. 
YVimborne, Jan. 1, 1855. 
ENLARGEMENT OF THE SPLEEN LEADING TO 
RUPTURE OF THE DIAPHRAGM. 
By Howell Crafts, M.R.C.Y.S. 
On the 14th of December last, at 1.30 p.m., my attendance 
was requested by a friend, residing in this town, in consequence 
of a nag-horse, aged six years, being suddenly attacked with 
what appeared to him to be ordinary colic. My assistant 
attended immediately, and recognizing little more than the 
common symptoms of colic, administered an antispasmodic 
draught, but without any good effect. Two hours afterwards 
I saw the animal, but could not at first diagnose the case to my 
satisfaction, although I was perfectly convinced that it was not 
one of spasmodic colic. The horse had been led about for 
some time, but could scarcely be kept upon his legs without 
being closely followed up with the whip. I ordered that he 
should at once be placed in a loose box and left to follow the 
bent of his inclination. No sooner was he allowed to be free 
than he lay down, turned upon his back, and with his legs 
resting against the boarding, remained in that position 
until he died. His death took place without a struggle ; 
and in about three hours from the commencement of his ill- 
ness. I concluded, more from the way in which he died than 
from the symptoms, that a lesion of some important organ 
existed. 
On opening the carcase the following morning, I found that 
an extensive laceration of the diaphragm had taken place ; and, 
to my surprise, the liver was so reduced in size as scarcely 
to be recognized, while the spleen was enormously enlarged, 
weighing no less than twenty-two pounds and a half avoir- 
dupois . The diminished size of the liver, I opine, was pro- 
duced by the pressure of the spleen upon it. 
During the last few months of the animal’s life, in spite of 
