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natural; and when quicker, it was so in a very trifling degree. 
As the case proceeded, she scarcely lay down above once in an 
hour or two, and then not for long, or rolled about ; but seemed 
uneasy, standing, pawing and moving about a little. She scarce- 
ly ever looked towards her flanks throughout the complaint. 
The pulse increased in number, but it had not that peculiar 
small, thready feeling, as in enteritis; nor did it beat so quick 
as in that complaint. During the last twenty-four hours she was 
almost incessantly pawing with her fore feet. She ate scarcely 
any thing during the whole of the time, and was generally warm 
and comfortable. When 1 was raking her, it seemed to give her 
pain if l pressed about the seat of the spleen. It is the only 
case of this kind that I have ever seen. 
DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA. 
By Mr. John Cleaver, Darlington. 
A bay mare, belonging to Mr. Strother, surgeon, Darlington, 
seven years old, in good condition, was ridden gently by Mr. S. 
to Croft, a distance of three and a half miles, and back, on the 
29th March, 1836. She did not sweat, neither was any fault 
found with her until she got to her own stable. The groom had 
washed her feet, and was dressing her, when she of a sudden 
became very uneasy, drawing herself together, and wanting to 
lie down. Her legs were bandaged with flannel, she was sheeted, 
and walked about. I was sent for, and was with her within ten 
minutes after the attack. 
Considering it be a case of colic, I gave an antispasraodic 
mixture, back-raked her, and administered injections. She ra- 
pidly got worse, throwing herself down, and plunging violently ; 
rolling upon her back, but finding no relief in whatever position 
she placed herself. 
Mr. S. being present, I told him that I now thought it to be 
a case of introsusception, and that unless she was speedily re- 
lieved she would be lost. I then proposed bleeding to the full 
extent, which was agreed to. A large orifice was opened in the 
jugular, on the under side, as she lay, and the blood flowed in a 
full stream. The blood w r as not measured, as her frequent 
struggles prevented the vessel from being held until the object 
was decidedly obtained, — syncope . 
It was now remarked by the groom that I had bled her to 
death, — that she would never rise more. We put some clean 
straw under her head ; and where it was put, there it continued. 
