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domen remaining soft and the bowels rumbling, we bad hope of 
a favourable result, especially as he became easy on the 21st. 
The lameness disappeared the third day. The adjuvant aperient 
balls were chiefly sulphur, with occasionally 3 j of aloes. In- 
jections were given daily. From 21st to 27th, very little altera- 
tion appeared in any respect, save a diabetic disposition for three or 
four days. To what was the pain now returning referrible? — Not 
(I should think) to the calomel. The pulse never exceeded 60, 
until the last two days. The belly was never hard ; the heat of 
the extremities irregular, sometimes one leg warm, and then 
another, but always very fine, and quite free from any deposit. 
He did not, through the whole time, I think, take more than ten 
pounds of anything solid of his own accord, and that w as chiefly 
grass; and of liquid, he did not take a stable pail full, beside 
what w ? as given him with the horn. I have heard of disease dis- 
appearing and dying away with the patient. 
There was no satisfactory assignable cause for death. I con- 
fess this case has puzzled me ; and if you or any other brother 
vet. can enlighten me on the subject, I shall feel greatly 
obliged. 
ON INFLAMMATION OF SYNOVIAL MEMBRANES. 
By Mr. J. P. St. Clair, Morpeth . 
Inflammation of the synovial membranes is not an uncom- 
mon occurrence in the horse ; in fact, I consider that, in the 
majority of diseases of the joints, this membrane is primarily 
affected, as I think 1 shall be able to shew in the cases I purpose 
to bring before your notice. 
Those that I have met with have generally terminated either 
in resolution or anchylosis, complete or imperfect, shewing that 
the articular membrane has been the seat of disease. The in- 
flammation may be either acute or chronic. It may come on 
spontaneously, or be the effect of an injury. It generally ex- 
tends to the capsular and lateral ligaments ; fluid is poured into 
the cavity of the joint, the ligaments give way, and an extensive 
effusion takes place in the cellular membrane around the joint, 
frequently making its exit by one or more openings in the skin. 
The fluid, however, is not always discharged, absorption may 
take place, and by this means terminate more favourably. 
I shall not undertake to lay down any regular method of treat- 
ment ; but I have always found early and repeated blistering to 
