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ON BI.AIN IN C(mS. 
On the 20th May", 1839, I was called to attend a horse belong¬ 
ing to the Marquis of Lothian, of Newbattle Abbey. He had met 
with a kick from another, while the groom was opening a gate 
when out at exercise. I found that he had received a very severe 
compound fracture of the inferior maxillary bone, extending from 
the first molar tooth obliquely upwards and inwards. I could in¬ 
troduce the point of my finger between the divided plates of the 
bone. 
I removed five pieces of detached bone, two of them three 
quarters of an inch in length. He was then tied firmly to the rack, 
and no bandage applied. I ordered sago and a little bran, but no hay. 
Fever took place on the fourth day, which was combatted in the 
usual way; after which the case went on well. Several small 
pieces of bone came out: during the cure, and until the wound 
was healed, no other treatment was resorted to but cleansing the 
wound daily with a syringe and warm water. In eight weeks 
complete union had taken place, during which time he had four 
pounds of sago a-day, and about a peck of bran ; and, what may 
appear strange, he was rather improved in condition, although the 
groom had no faith in such feeding. 
There was considerable enlargement of the part, which was 
treated, after the wound was healed, with the ointment of the hy- 
' driodate of potash with mercury; and now it cannot be known, 
unless by minute examination, that fracture has ever taken place. 
In my next I will send you some cases of fracture of the extre^ 
mities, where the use of the bandage was entirely dispensed with. 
ON BLAIN IN COWS. 
By Mr. J. Tombs, of Per shore. 
Dear Sir,—T he blain in cows made its appearance in this 
neighbourhood in the beginning of April, and terminated the latter 
part of May. I have met with forty cases, and am happy to say 
all did w'ell. Six of the diseased cows were feeders—the others, 
milkers. It was brought to this neighbourhood by two barren 
cows that were purchased at Tewkesbury Fair, in March, by the 
owner of the majority of the affected beasts. They were taken to a 
fold-yard some distance from home. In a few days afterwards, they 
were observed to slaver at the mouth, and get very thin. They 
were then taken home, where they had, unfortunately, indiscrimi¬ 
nate communication with the owner’s milking cows. The fat ones 
were tied up in stalls adjoining the yard. The owner examined 
