2\4 INFLAMMATION, &LC. OF Til K GLUT/E I MUSCLES. 
the statement of Mr. Q. always had been so. On the road, the 
pace of driving was from six to seven miles an hour, and the dis- 
tance in the day from fifteen to twenty miles, with considerable 
intervals of rest ; and she was always full fed, and had invariable 
good health. On Monday last she left Bath for Bristol, in good 
health and spirits; but when about five miles on the road, at 
her usual speed, and on very gently declining ground, she was 
suddenly taken with a staggering gait, especially of the hind legs, 
hard breathing, and profuse perspiration. She was immediately 
liberated from the carriage, and with difficulty got into a stable 
close at hand, where she instantly fell down. In the state of 
fright w T hich this produced, she was bled pretty largely, and, 
from a supposition that she was attacked with gripes, a large dose 
of gin and pepper was administered immediately, and a farrier in 
the neighbourhood sent for, who on his arrival confidently affirm- 
ed that it was an injury of the spine, in his language “ a rigg in 
the back and when, after repeated trials to raise her on her 
legs, it was found that she could not stand, and that when lying 
down she did not move her hind legs, although with the fore 
ones she attempted to rise, he expressed his opinion that her 
back was broken. On the following day I was called in, and 
positively denied that the spine was injured, or that the paralysis 
of the hind extremities was at all connected with a spinal affec- 
tion. I came to that conclusion more positively, from seeing 
that, when lifted on her legs, which was done in my presence by 
twelve men, she could for a moment support her own weight, 
and that when the legs gave way, it was by the fetlocks knuck- 
ling forwards, and that the muscles of progression were parti- 
cularly affected. Under these circumstances, I advised a trial 
of medicine until her bowels were freely opened : this was effect- 
ed by aloes, of which, by repeated doses, she took twenty- two 
drachms; and within two hours after the time that purging com- 
menced, she rose on her legs without assistance, but again fell as 
before. The pulse and appetite continued unaffected ; but on 
Friday, seeing no probability of recovery, she was killed in my 
presence. On taking off the hind extremities, the glutceus 
muscle was observed by all present to be extremely pale, and 
softened very much : the bystanders said it was rotten. It was, 
in fact, in a state almost of decomposition. The same appear- 
ance was found in each extremity ; its colour was drab, with 
a pinkish tinge. The texture of the liver was in a diseased 
state, to such an extent that, on being taken hold of, it tore 
through by its own weight : all other parts were in a healthy state. 
I omitted to observe, that the surrounding muscles were of the 
usual colour, except that there was a patchy or variegated appear- 
