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the exception of being, as I thought, rather softer than usual. 
When down, on holding my hand towards his head, if he moved 
it I observed some peculiar twitchings of the muscles of the neck 
and extremities, caused, no doubt, by the sudden pressure of the 
tumour upon the spinal cord. 
What could have been the origin of this I cannot say, but 
most probably it arose from some accidental cause; and I have 
no doubt that it had been coming on for some time, as I have 
since heard that, before he went into the country, while a young 
lady was riding him, she observed that he went rather oddly. 
That, however, must I suppose have disappeared, or they would 
not have sent him away. 
These are two curious cases, and to me novel ones. If you or 
your readers have met with any thing of the kind, and will throw 
any additional light on the subject, I shall feel obliged. 
ON HEMORRHAGE FROM THE UMBILICAL CORD. 
By Mr. Mayer, Sen., Newcastle-under- Line, Staffordshire. 
Not knowing that any author has as yet noticed the possibi- 
lity of fatal hemorrhage occurring from the funis umbilicalis after 
calving, l have considered it my duty to bring the attention of 
the profession to bear upon it, that they also may be induced to 
forward their experience to your valuable Journal. 
The case in point was that of a valuable young cow, of full 
plethoric habit, that put herself much out of the way in calving. 
The consequence was, that after the foetus was expelled there were 
two or three quarts of blood poured out from the cord ; but as 
this sometimes occurs, the parties did not take the proper alarm, 
until the blood kept issuing from time to time in such quantities 
as to endanger the animal’s life : they then sought for assistance, 
but, before it could be rendered, the animal was dead. 
Although, when vessels are ruptured or lacerated, their termi- 
nations often coil up in such a way as to stop all hemorrhage, 
yet the remote possibility of such an event as this shews how 
prudent it is to pass a ligature around the cord. Had this been 
done instanter in the present case, the cow would have been 
saved. 
It is equally necessary to tie the portion of the funis hanging 
from the navel of the foetus after birth, as I have known hemor- 
rhage occur from the umbilical arteries not having properly closed. 
At other times the urachus remains pervious, and open ; the urine 
