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cover.” Dr. Beale, who had attended the deceased’s wife during 
her confinement, saw him with his face bandaged up on Friday 
the 3d, and, perceiving that his mouth was in a bad state, ordered 
it to be poulticed. Next morning he became worse, when witness 
ordered leeches, and called in Mr. Adams. The inflammation 
went on increasing at a frightful rate, and he died on the following 
Tuesday. The immediate cause of death was inflammation of the 
windpipe, and the deceased had stated to witness that he had 
accidentally inoculated himself with a mineral (animal]) poison 
after operating on two horses presented by the Queen to Mr. Batty. 
Witness was perfectly satisfied that death was occasioned bv in- 
flammation of the windpipe. The jury returned a verdict — " That 
the deceased died from inflammation of the throat, not resulting 
from violence .” — The Weekly Times , May 12, 1850. 
MISCELLANEA. 
Veterinary Operation under Chloroform. 
RECENTLY, the painful operation of firing was performed on a 
horse in the possession of J. G. Bridge, Esq., of Piddletrenthide. 
From a desire to avoid unnecessary torture to the animal, it was 
decided that it should be submitted to the influence of chloroform. 
The following account may be interesting : — 
The horse having been thrown, the india-rubber nose-piece, 
charged with two ounces of chloroform, was applied to the nostrils, 
and the effect was almost instantaneous. In tw'o minutes the horse 
became insensible, and the firing was concluded in twenty minutes, 
without any plunging or symptoms of pain (the chloroform being 
re-applied on any appearance of returning animation). The hobbles 
being removed, three minutes elapsed before the horse awoke; when 
he stood up and commenced eating the grass in the paddock, per- 
fectly cool, without those symptoms of excitement and distress 
which usually attend that painful treatment. 
Chloroform. 
Mr. GLOVER, of York, lately operated upon a dog for a very 
peculiar complaint, viz., warts in the throat and mouth, which had 
rendered the animal incapable of taking its food. He administered 
chloroform to it, and skilfully removed upwards of two hundred 
warts from its throat and mouth. The dog is now quite re- 
covered. 
