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Every thing, excepting the uterus, was in a perfectly healthy 
state, and, when slaughtered, she died well, as it is termed by 
butchers. 
The passage of the cervix of the uterus was obliterated by 
small excrescences of the character and appearance of the inner 
surface of that organ. The bladder was perfect. 
The appearance of the foetus was as follows : — The nose was 
deformed, being twisted on one side. There was not the least 
appearance of eyes. The ears were small, and fixed back on 
the poll; they were of the nature of the parotid gland. The 
spine, from the third dorsal vertebra, was quite in a curve, re- 
sembling the curve of the neck turned the reverse way upwards. 
The os coccygis continued firmly fixed between the hind extre- 
mities. Three parts of the way down, and very small, were the 
legs and under surface of the belly ; the anterior maxillary bones 
were the only parts covered with wool. The abdominal muscles 
were very thick. The spleen, pancreas, and kidneys were want- 
ing, as well as the posterior outlet. The intestines were through 
their whole extent, and also all their coats, of a clayey hue. The 
bladder also was absent, and it was impossible to distinguish 
whether the foetus was a male or female. It weighed within an 
ounce of five pounds. 
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The general diseases of the animal have been investigated 
with some success, which could never have been effected by men 
totally ignorant of every branch of physic. This was the case 
with the farriers who formerly had this branch of medical duty. 
Unacquainted as they were with the circulation and properties of 
the blood, they could have no knowledge of inflammatory com- 
plaints, wounds, abscesses, or ulcers. Ignorant of physiology 
and pathology, they could form no just conception of the causes, 
symptoms, and cure of diseases ; and, strangers to chemistry, they 
could know but little of the operation of medicine. 
These difficulties are, however, still more conspicuous in this 
country. The animal is here of more value, and more liable to 
diseases that require the speediest and most powerful remedies; 
and the people who are entrusted to direct the mode of relief are 
yet more ignorant of the animal than the most obscure village far- 
rier in England. 
