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The structure of the lungs was broken up. The pleura intensely 
inflamed, and there was considerable effusion into the chest. A 
great quantity of extravasated blood was found immediately 
beneath the panniculus, and under the accessory thoracic muscles 
of the side affected. Under the scapula the cellular tissue was 
completely infiltrated. The axillary vein was lacerated near the 
second rib, where it is embraced by the expanded tendon of the 
sub-scapulo-hyoideus muscle. It became a question how such a 
lesion could have taken place. Not feeling myself capable of satis- 
factorily accounting for the injury, I requested Mr. Mayhew to 
favour me with his opinion on the case. Mr. Mayhew writes as 
follows : — " In extreme exhaustion the muscles no longer obey the 
will, but their harmony of action is destroyed. To protect the 
vessels beneath the scapula, the sub-scapulo-hyoideus has been 
created. Its tendon acts directly upon these delicate parts, and 
by regulating their position according to the motions of the limb, 
effectually preserves them from injury. I therefore imagine the 
exhaustion of the system deprived the guardian muscle of its 
power, and the vessels consequently becoming compressed, the 
weakest of them yeilded.” 
Parturient Apoplexy. 
July 15, 1847, 5 o’clock, P. M. — I visited a six-year-old cow, a 
well-bred Durham, the property of Edward Lawford, Esq., of 
Louthede, Leighon Buzzard, that had three days previously given 
birth to a moderate sized calf without unusual suffering, and had 
appeared to be doing well until the evening of the 15th. That 
was the third calf she had had since she came into the possession 
of the present proprietor, and hitherto she had not been ill. She 
is on grass keep, and is full of flesh. The calf remained with her 
till the evening of the 14th. On the 15th, the cow-man says she 
became restless, did not feed well, and had not given near the 
quantity of milk she ought to have yielded. Symptoms : respira- 
tion hurried, stands in a fixed position, and is unwilling to move. 
Pulse co traded, and numbering 120. Eyes, wild, and starting 
from the orbits, pupil dilated, iris sluggish, conjunctiva deeply 
injected ; head hot, mouth and nose hot, and rather dry. A scanty 
purulent discharge from the vagina, with no fcetor. Bowels open, 
and has urinated more frequently than natural. Has not been 
observed to ruminate this afternoon. No distention of rumen. 
Extremities and skin generally hotter than natural. Udder feels 
full, but is not painful on pressure. The shed being very warm, 
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