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continually presented itself, and that the inflammation of the 
pulmonary pleurae in spots was one characteristic morbid appear¬ 
ance of rabies. 
It was said that Mr. Field had described inflammatory sore 
throat, and not pleurisy. It was asked of this objector, whether 
the twitchings of the panniculosus camosus, and the tenderness 
and granting on pressure, and freedom from injection in the 
Schneiderian membrane, were symptoms of sore throat, and whether 
a pleuritic horse usually had enlargement of the glands and diffi¬ 
culty of swallowing. 
A very satisfactory account was elicited from Mr. Field of the 
difference between the symptoms of Pneumonia and Pleuritis. 
The oppressed pulse of the one, the hard febrile pulse of the 
other; the difficult convulsive expiration of the one, the peculiar 
quick and painful inspiration and the prolonged expiration of the 
other,* the intensely red hue of the conjunctival and pituitary 
membrane in the one, the slight degree of injection in the other ; 
the freedom from pain or pressure in one, and evident pain ex¬ 
pressed by the other; the deathy coldness of the extremities in 
the one, and the variable temperature in the other; the great 
prostration of strength in the one, the far less debility and the 
convulsive twitchings in the other; the obstinate standing to the 
last in the one, the frequent lying down and getting up in the 
other. 
The discussion then took an irregular turn, and embraced the 
subject of fever. Some novel opinions were started, that local 
inflammation could not exist without previous affection of the 
larger vessels; and that fever was not to be considered so much 
as a disease, as merely one of the symptoms of disease. Return¬ 
ing to the proper subject, the use of auscultation was considered: 
although, in an early period of the disease, it afforded little or 
no assistance, yet, in the more advanced and dangerous stages, 
it enabled the practitioner to detect the existence and commence¬ 
ment of effusion. 
On the whole, it was the opinion of the majority of the 
speakers, that pleuritis did occasionally exist in the horse as a 
distinct disease, and that it might be sufficiently distinguished 
from pneumonia, bronchitis, or cynanche tonsillaris. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
We regret that Mr. Dick’s interesting communication did not arrive 
until the whole of the present number was arranged and sent to the press. 
All favours must be received on or before the 20th—“Ignotus,” “A Student,” 
“ A Pupil,” “ Vindex,” “ R. T.” and “X.” have been received, and must, 
at present, remain under consideration. 
