654 TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CONTINENTAL JOURNALS. 
obtained an immediate cure, I have at least been able to 
discover the seat of the malady and its nature, and thereby 
obtained a better ground for future proceedings. 
The following case, out of many, will illustrate the fore- 
going position : A cart-horse, aged ten years, appeared ill 
on the loth of November, 1857. Notwithstanding this, he 
was put to draw a heavy load, but he soon fell down twice, 
being attacked with violent colic. Considering the heavy 
road, it being freshly Macadamized, and over which he had been 
obliged to drag his load, the diagnosis was that of intestinal 
congestion. The prognosis was uncertain. The treatment 
consisted of copious bleeding, the application of a sinapism 
as a revulsive, sedative mixtures, enemas, &c., all of which 
were followed by very little amelioration, except that the 
pain was less frequent and not so violent. 
The animal is down, with his head doubled on the neck and 
seems completely stupefied. The sinapism having had no 
effect, a large blister was applied to the parts. Ordered emol- 
lient drinks, to which were added sulphate of soda and nitrate 
of potass. Towards evening the patient was better. He 
was standing, the pain had ceased, and the blister had pro- 
duced a good effect. 
17th. Coma complete. The eyes are drawn into the orbits, 
the legs fixed like so many pillars; locomotion difficult; 
pulse quick and irregular ; mucous membranes yellow ; 
appetite lost. All these symptoms, which were more those 
of pneumonia than of the primitive affection, induced me to 
auscultate the chest, which, however, I had already done on 
the first visit, but had found nothing abnormal, except the 
violent beating of the heart. 
On the left side the supplementary murmur existed at the 
superior region. On the inferior was perceived a permanent 
rale , opposite to which a dull sound was heard on percussion. 
On the right side the respiratory murmur w’as stronger, but 
no rale observed. 
18th. The animal in the same state; rale crepitant humid . 
A seton was inserted in the chest; the Antim. pot. tartras 
administered internally. 
20th. The animal better. The pneumonia is decidedly 
located on the left side. 
Ultimately the patient recovered, and w^as able to go to 
work on the 15th of December. 
Was this a case of real congestion of the intestines, or w 7 as 
I deceived in the symptoms, wffich at first indicated an in- 
flammation of another kind, to which object the treatment 
w as directed ? 
