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CHRONIC DISEASE OF LIVER. 
I am informed by my colleagues Messrs. Simonds and 
Varnell, that neither the symptoms or the progress of the 
disease, as described by Mr. Mackinder, agree with poisoning 
by arsenic ; with this, as a chemist, I have little to do, but 
of its presence in the matter sent to me, there can be no 
doubt. 
CHRONIC DISEASE OF LIVER ASSOCIATED 
WITH ESCAPE OF BLOOD FROM THE IN¬ 
TINES.—DEATH. 
By C. Hirst, M.R.C.V.S., Barnet. 
On the morning of November 25th, I was sent for to see 
a roan mare, the property of Mr. T. Bangs of South Mims, 
Barnet, which was described as being dangerously ill. On 
arrival, I found that the animal presented a dejected appear¬ 
ance, and that haemorrhage was taking place from the bowels. 
The pulse was slow and weak, and the lips slightly swollen. 
She had been out in the meadow's with her foal, w hich w T as 
only weaned about a month ago; and as she had been put to 
work the day before I thought she might probably have 
over-exerted herself, being a free mare. I therefore ordered 
her to be kept quiet, and to be well supplied with good oat¬ 
meal gruel. I also administered a diffusible stimulant with 
a tonic. 
26th. She has taken freely of her gruel, and appears 
considerably relieved ; the pulse continues much the same. 
The faeces are more natural and not stained with blood as 
yesterday. The lips, however, are more swollen, but the 
legs and ears are natural and of their ordinary temperature. 
Continue treatment. 
27th. A great change has taken place for the worse. The 
pulse is quickened, but remarkably feeble; lips much swol¬ 
len, and the visible mucous membranes exceedingly blanched, 
almost white. The animal presses her head against the 
manger and reels to and fro like a drunken man. I also 
found that elevating her head even to the least extent pro¬ 
duced a tendency to immediate syncope. 
I told the owner that the mare could not possibly last 
long, and that I believed she was dying from internal haemor¬ 
rhage. She died in about an hour after my arrival. I at 
once made a post-mortem examination and found the intes¬ 
tines very pale. The lungs also were nearly as pale as if 
