EXCISION OF A POLYPUS FROM THE NASAL PASSAGE. 629 
First. That the ordinary excretions were not interfered 
with. 
Second. From the length of time the patient was in slings, 
being in foal. 
Third. From the beneficial effects of strychnia in restoring 
the normal size of the wasted muscles. 
Fourth. Her producing a healthy foal and rearing it, and 
keeping it in good condition until the day of her death. 
The mare, as you will see, was unable to maintain a stand- 
ing position, without the aid of slings, from November 22nd, 
1857, to August 23rd, 1858, being no less a period than thirty- 
eight weeks. 
EXCISION OF A POLYPUS FROM THE NASAL 
PASSAGE OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY. 
By J. S. L., Falkirk, NB. 
About the middle of June last, I was requested, by the 
person in charge of some young stock belonging to a gentle- 
man in this neighbourhood, which were turned out to grass, 
to look at one of them, a filly, which he thought had re- 
ceived a kick on her head from one of the others. The animal 
being very timid, never having been haltered, we were unable 
to get hold of her without more assistance than was available 
at the time. On looking at her from a distance, I noticed 
an enlargement of the left side of her face, and also a con- 
siderable discharge from the nostril. Thinking there might 
be a collection of pus, caused by some external injury, as a 
puncture or a sting— as I once saw a case of a horse stung 
inside the nose, which swelled very much for two days — I 
left her, w 7 ith instructions to watch the further progress of 
the case, and to let me know the result. About three weeks 
afterwards I w T as again requested to look at her, as the 
swelling w r as getting larger, and interfering with her breath- 
ing. This time w r e got hold of her, and, on examination, I 
found a tumour existing in the nostril, which was so large 
as to completely fill up the cavity. I had her cast, and pro- 
ceeded to excise it, which I did by making an incision, an 
inch and a half long, at the top of the false nostril, when I 
found it to be suspended by a root, about three-fourths of an 
inch in length. Keeping back the edges of the incision, I 
divided the peduncle close to its upper end. 1 found the 
tumour to be largely supplied with blood from a vessel which 
I had to take up. This partly accounts for the rapid progress 
of its growth. The animal has since done well. 
