•358 IIYDROTHORAX AND HYDROPS PERICARDII. 
much laudable pus escaped. The horse drank more gruel after 
the puncturing than he had done for a week before, but cannot 
take any solid food. The rowel was discharging well. Injections 
were thrown into the cyst of the tumour, and a pledget of tow 
put into the orifice of it. 
22 d .—I was told that the horse was much duller, and on the 
morning of the 23d he was lying dead. 
The abdominal viscera were healthy. The lungs were loaded 
with blood. I separated the head from the trunk, and cut 
transversely upon the tongue nearly opposite the second grinder, 
and, to my astonishment, I found a needle lying longitudinally, 
and which had penetrated from the side to the inferior portion 
of the tongue. It was one inch and a quarter in length, and the 
neighbouring substance was in a state of gangrene. I have 
no doubt that the death of the horse was occasioned by this 
needle. 
HYDROTHORAX AND HYDROPS PERICARDII, 
WITH A PIECE OF WIRE IN THE 
PERICARDIUM OF A COW. 
\ 
By the same . 
On the 20th of February, 1834, I was requested to visit a 
cow, five miles from this place, belonging to INIr. J. Cross, which 
had been five days ill. The first three days she had tossed her 
head about, and pawed with her feet, as if in great pain. They 
had bled her twice, and she had been similarly attacked in No¬ 
vember last 1833. Pulse accelerated ; every act of inspiration 
attended with a pause ; expiration with a moan ; extremities 
not very cold; dull look; small quantities of dung of a dark 
colour; falling off in flesh ; inclines to lie more than stand, and 
drinks more than she eats. Ordered laxative medicines mixed 
with gruel at stated intervals, until the bowels were well acted 
upon, which happened on the third day. 
27 th .—I was informed that the cow appeared to be dying fast. 
She was swelled all over the breast, between the fore legs, and 
below the jaws. Ordered punctures over the swellings and 
setons, and diuretic medicine internally. 
This was continued until March 5th, with no decided benefit, 
on which day I visited her. It was then evident that she had 
hyd rothorax. I was suspicious of diseased heart, from the 
recollection of symptoms in other cases. I desired them to make 
her comfortable, and to give her what she was inclined to take, 
it being now a hopeless case. Many of the son* of wisdom, 
