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in which could be easily detected the debris of the handful of 
lucern which had been previously given. The same experi¬ 
ment was tried with some wet bran, and with the same result. 
The diagnosis was unfavourable and uncertain, as the 
cause might be a rupture of some vital part, or a valvular 
invagination of the intestines; but the absence of any abdo¬ 
minal pain or colic, or any other sign of a serious organic 
lesion, could not lead to this supposition. 
Prognosis grave, unfavourable, and uncertain. 
Treatment .—This consisted in the abstraction of three kilo¬ 
grammes of blood from the jugular vein and the application 
of a sinapism under the chest, friction over the whole of the 
body, warm drinks, and restricted diet. 
Two hours after the bleeding the vomiting ceased, and the 
animal also partook of a little wet bran, which was not 
returned. On the next morning, on visiting the mare, she was 
found quite well. 
The subject of the second case was a gelding, six years 
old. The information obtained from the proprietor was that 
his horse had eaten his ration with avidity, after which he 
drunk a quantity of cold water, and a short time after he 
made violent efforts to vomit. This was attributed to some¬ 
thing having got accidentally into the alimentary tube. 
Symptoms .—The animal, on the arrival of the author, was 
found standing perfectly quiet, without exhibiting any signs 
of distress, attentive to the voice of its master, and smelling 
at whatever was held to its nostrils; the appetite, however, 
was lost, as the rack was full of lucern; the temperature of 
the body was augmented; the pulse small and quick; the 
respiration somewhat increased; the mouth hot and covered 
with slimy mucus, and the nostrils besmeared with a similar 
substance ; the manger contained a large quantity of the same 
liquid, which was without any peculiar odour, and resembled 
the white of eggs in colour, aspect, and consistence. This, 
according to the statement of the owner, had been ejected 
from the mouth and nose of the animal. The mouth and the 
oesophagus, as far as the examination could be made, pre¬ 
sented no alteration or obstruction. After this examination 
the author watched the patient for fresh symptoms, which 
soon appeared, for he began to be very uneasy, to paw, 
and show indications of slight colic. This lasted a few 
seconds only; he then stood quiet, elongated his neck, thrust 
out his head, and drew the latter back to the chest, at the 
same time there was a sudden contraction of the abdominal 
muscles. During these painful efforts, which were repeated 
