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rated, and only known by the small grooves in the maxillary 
bones, posterior to the lachrymal grooves, and then by the union 
of the palatine bones. 
In addition to the above, we give the following account of two 
cases with which we have been favoured, and which occurred in 
the practice of Mr. Tennent, V.S., Revenstrather. He was sent 
for to see a foal, the property of B. Dalziell, Esq., near Lanark, 
which wa 3 supposed to be affected with constipation of the bowels 
(a not unfrequent occurrence in newly dropped foals); when 
he saw the foal, it had been ill about twenty-four hours. It 
exhibited the usual symptoms of constipation, with the exception 
of the absence of tympanitis, but was evidently in a dying state : 
Jiv castor oil and ^iv Epsom salts were, however, given, and 
also some clysters. The clysters were returned unaltered, and 
it died about an hour after his arrival. On the post-mortem. 
examination it was found, instead of what might have been 
expected from the symptoms before death, that about a foot 
anterior to the anus the rectum became diminished to about the 
size of a common goose quill, and, after continuing forward of the 
size, terminated in a tumour containing a cavity about the size 
of a small pigeon’s egg. The colon was not reflected upon itself; 
was about two feet long, and terminated in a cavity like the 
rectum. The caput ceecum and the rest of the viscera were in 
their natural state. 
About six weeks ago he was sent for, at nine p.m., to attend 
a cow, the property of H. Monteith, Esq., Carstairs, which 
had calved about two p.m. He learned that for four years pre¬ 
ceding she had had twin calves, and it was suspected she had still 
another calf in the womb. On introducing the hand, he found 
a substance which resembled, to the touch, a portion of liver, 
and which afterwards proved to be so; for it was found that the 
parietes of the abdomen were wanting. The common integu¬ 
ments were reflected upwards upon the sides, and tne whole vis¬ 
cera left exposed. The near hind leg was bent first forward and 
then backward over the ileum, towards the tail, somewhat enve- . 
loped in the integument of the belly. There was no diaphragm, 
but the thoracic viscera were otherwise entire. The hind leg, 
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