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THE SITUATION OF THE 
I have sent you this case, first, because I had an opportunity 
of seeing that fever did exist before she became paralyzed; and, 
secondly, on account of her rising before the physic had operated. 
[Mr. Cox is one of the old school; but there is so much sterling 
good sense and candour in what he says, that we cheerfully 
give insertion to his letter.—Y.] 
DESCRIPTION OF A SINGULAR HYDROCEPHALIC FOAL. 
By Mr. F. Fuller, March, Cambridgeshire. 
About a week since I was sent for to attend a hackney mare, 
that could not foal without assistance. On examination, I found it 
was an unnatural presentation, tlie head being turned upon the left 
side, and the foal dead. I found, after a long trial, that I could not 
gain the head, and therefore determined to separate it, with the neck, 
from the trunk, close to the shoulders, (that being the most convenient 
place): the trunk was then extracted with ease. I next proceeded to 
remove the head and neck, which was attended with much difficulty, 
from the unnatural size of the head. The frontal and parietal bones 
were strangely elevated, giving to that portion of the head more 
the appearance of that of a hydrocephalous infant than of a foal. 
I examined the contents of the cranium by means of the fontanels, 
which were five in number. There was nothing particular about the 
dura mater; but the vessels of the pia mater were very much dis¬ 
tended, the cerebrum had lost its convoluted appearance, and was 
nothing more than a pulpy bag, which contained upwards of three 
pints of aqueous fluid. The longitudinal sinus and falx major 
Avere considerably out of their natural course, the left hemisphere 
being much the largest. The cerebellum had lost its firmness, and 
Avas much diminished in size. 
THE OCCASIONAL SITUATION OF AN UNGRADU¬ 
ATED VETERINARIAN. 
[We received this letter in November 1839, and deep Avas our 
sympathy Avith the Avriter. Our answer Avas necessarily unsatis¬ 
factory ; for it hinged on the means which he had at disposal. 
He came up to toAvn. He reconnoitred his probable situation, 
and he went back overwhelmed Avith despair. Where he now 
is we knoAv not; but Avhile Ave commiserate we honour him, and 
hope that his object may yet be accomplished.] 
