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the report. It is well drawn up ; and it will be read with interest 
by every one who does not deem the diseases of cattle beneath 
his notice. It is essentially our bronchitis, modified by difference 
of climate ; but miliary tubercles usurp the place of the strongyli. 
On some future occasion we hope to be enabled to give an ac¬ 
count of the result of the treatment which we have recommended 
for adoption. 
This appears to be a disease most prevalent in low marshy si¬ 
tuations, but too frequent and fatal every where in the West 
Indies. Young cattle are peculiarly subject to it; but it attacks 
beasts of every ao-e. It is so fatal, that no means of cure are now 
attempted ; but as soon as a beast begins to cough, he is slaugh¬ 
tered if in tolerable condition, or he is got into condition as 
quickly as possible and slaughtered. Cattle so attacked are 
called cough cattle; and there are droves of them upon every 
plantation of considerable size, with negroes, whose proper busi¬ 
ness it is to attend to them, and who chan 2 ;e them about amons 
the best pasturage that the plantation will afford. Y. 
A CASE OF RUPTURE OF THE LUNGS IN A PONY. 
By A. Henderson, Esq., F.*^. to the Queen, 
If you think the following communication worthy to occupy 
a small space in your next publication, I shall feel obliged by its 
insertion. The case is an unusual one, and your journal does 
not, I think, contain any similar record. 
The subject of this narrative w’as a harness galloway, fourteen 
hands and a half high, and about fifteen years old. It was in 
perfect health on Wednesday morning, the 15th ult., and w^as 
taken out as hand-leader wdth three other ponies, for a drive of 
about seven miles. After completing that distance, the pony 
w'as seized with a violent fit of couo;hino:, w’hich continued durino* 
several minutes ; but not evincing any further symptoms of dis¬ 
tress, no notice was taken of it, and he returned in the evening 
in the same manner, apparently not dis'-^'essed. 
Shortly after his arrival in the stable, he began to exhibit 
symptoms of great uneasiness, and refused his food. On being 
removed into a box, he became more restless, frequently lying 
down, and when up walking round the box, raising and toss¬ 
ing his head, curling up his lip, and turnino- his head tow’ards 
the brisket immediately posterior to the elbow, the skin on that 
part being in a constant state of perspiration. These appear¬ 
ances were accompanied by rather a weak pulse, about 75, and 
a most tremendous thumping from within, and with exactly the 
