A CASE OF TETANUS, ACCOMPANIED BY ULCERA- 
TION OF THE ARTICULAR CARTILAGES. 
By Mr. Alfred Easton, Chester. 
I beg to submit to the notice of the readers of The Veteri- 
narian a description of a singular appearance of disease in a 
half-bred hunting mare, seven years old, that died of tetanus, 
apparently occasioned by a puncture in her off fore-foot when 
out hunting. 
On the 23d of last March, I was sent for by the owner of the 
mare, Mr. Richardson, of Cappenhurst Hall, to examine her foot, 
that had been injured on that morning when in cover by the 
stumps of some hazel wood. The direction of the puncture w r as 
by the side of the anterior portion of the posterior frog and the 
sole, upwards and outwards, avoiding the lateral cartilages. 
The first treatment of the wound was simple, and in the course 
of a few days it assumed a healthy character, and appeared to 
be doing well. On the 14th day, for I had not seen her for two 
days, 1 was sent for by the groom in a hurry, because the mare 
was very ill. From what the groom told me, I concluded that 
she was seized with tetanus ; and as soon as I entered the stable 
I found that my suspicion was but too well-founded : she exhi- 
bited the characteristic symptoms of that destructive malady. 
As the mare was in good condition, I bled her to the extent of 
eight quarts. Aloes 3 X were given her in solution, and which 
had a desired effect, by discharging the feces largely. 
It will be unnecessary to enter into any long detail : every 
means were resorted to — nutritious clysters were injected, and the 
stomach was supplied by the stomach pump, but to no avail; the 
bowels became obstinately constipated after their first action ; 
and they continued so to the last. She died on the 18th of 
April. 
Mr. Richardson, the brother of the owner, a young surgeon of 
considerable intelligence, requested that I would assist him in 
examining her ; and I gladly complied with this request. The 
mare was opened before I got to her. I found her lungs consi- 
derably inflamed, but the intestines exhibited no inflammatory 
appearances, except that in the jejunum there were a few scarlet 
patches. 
On the following morning I returned to the mare, anxious to 
examine other parts of her. When I arrived, Mr. Richardson 
had separated one of the fore extremities from the trunk : he 
had also removed the scapula from the humerus. On taking up 
