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RUPTURE OF THE DIAPHRAGM, &c. 
On the 20th of May I attended a thorough-bred two-year-old 
colt, belonging to Mr. T. Walters, of Hednesford : two months 
before he was attacked by that disease so generally ynderstood 
by the term Distemper. When l saw him he had frequent and 
distressing cough, and great enlargement of the parotid glands. 
Four active blisters in succession had been applied, and other 
means, to remedy the cough, without any benefit being derived. 
I then determined to try mercury. In the first place, a gentle 
aloetic aperient was given, after which, hydrarg. chlorid. 3j, cum 
pulv. opii gr. vij, were administered morning and night. The 
diet consisted of mashes of bran and oats, and a little clover hay. 
On the sixth morning he masticated with difficulty, there was 
evident soreness of the mouth, increased secretion of saliva, 
the appetite impaired, the bowels relaxed, and a pinky margin 
round each tooth. I discontinued the medicine, and gave a malt 
mash twice a-day. The cough soon became much better, and the 
swelling of the glands was much reduced. 
By the 20th of June, that is to say, in a month after the first 
mercurial dose, the colt had entirely lost the cough ; the enlarged 
glands had resumed their natural form, and he is now in steady 
work, with his wind perfectly clear. 
I have the honour to be, &c. 
Bridgnorth, Aug. 26, 1842. 
CASES OF RUPTURE OF THE DIAPHRAGM, AND 
OF TETANUS. 
By Mr. Joseph Osborne, Ashbourn. 
Though a constant reader of your valuable Periodical, The 
Veterinarian, I have not seen many cases recorded of death 
almost immediately following rupture of the diaphragm. I will 
therefore take the liberty of sending one, and if it is deemed 
worthy of insertion, it is at your service. 
On the 8th of January last, Mr. Cope, whose pupil I have the 
honour to be, was desired to look at a black mare, the property of 
a farmer in this country, who said that, in coming up one of the 
steep hills that are so plentiful in this county, she stopped sud- 
denly and breathed very laboriously, so that he could hear her 
at a great distance off. She was unable to proceed for full fifteen 
minutes, and then she slowly journeyed on with her load, which 
was upwards of a ton. On coming under our care the following 
symptoms were presented : — 
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