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of the body, and particularly of the feet. These animals soon 
begin to stagger in their gait; the surface of the body becomes 
cold ; the conjunctival membranes exhibit a suffusion of a min¬ 
gled yellow and deep red colour ; the animal becomes blind ; 
the pupils are dilated ; deafness soon follows; the faeces are 
covered with thick mucus; and a little while afterwards he falls, 
and dies. 
This series of symptoms indicates an impairment of muscular 
power—the development of general fever {gastro-enth'ite), dis¬ 
eased secretion of bile, and a determination of blood to the head 
which destroys life. Whether it be that the medical treatment 
has commenced too late, or that it has not been sufficiently 
energetic to meet such a complication of evils, we have not been 
able to save a single patient. 
Among the number of serious accidents we may mention a 
wound penetrating the abdomen in a mule—the accidental 
opening of an umbilical hernia and perforation of the intestine— 
and an enormous wound under the chest caused by the sudden 
breaking of an oak plank. 
In the first case, the wound was in the left hypochondriac 
region, a few inches from the cartilaginous circle of the ribs ; 
it was produced by the prong of a fork. The finger being in¬ 
troduced into the wound touched the diaphragm, and a slight 
solution of continuity could be felt. A portion of epiploon which 
protruded was returned ; two sutures were practised, one through 
the muscles of the belly, and the other through the skin : these 
were secured by a bandage. Considerable tumefaction ensued, 
which was combatted by the usual means; and afterwards an 
abscess burst. Eighteen days having elapsed, the proprietor 
ceased to bring the mule to be dressed; but, a month afterwards, 
it was brought again with a farcy-enlargement, the cicatrix of 
the original wound forming the centre of it. We treated the 
animal for farcy, and he was cured. 
About the same time we saw a mare, thirteen years old, that 
had hernia of another kind. There had long been an umbilical 
hernia, which she had had more than ten years, and the sac of 
which had lately increased : it was now ruptured, and a portion 
