TRANSLATION’S FROM CONTINENTAL JOURNALS. 803 
sensation of a cavity filled with liquid; a hand placed on the 
opposite flank received a shock, produced by the displacing of the 
liquid. The decubitus was sterno-costal, generally on the right 
side, with only one of the fore legs under the chest, and that on 
the side she was lying; the other was extended ; the same was 
the case with the hind legs, that on the left being raised from 
the ground by the distended abdomen. The head was extended, 
the mouth open, the tongue protruding, and at each respira¬ 
tion a short grunt was heard. It was only after repeated 
attempts that she succeeded in getting up. The standing 
posture was painful and fatiguing, and w T as only of short 
duration ; w’hile standing, the legs were far apart, more on one 
side than the other, the head still extended; when made to 
walk, she opened her mouth, protruded the tongue, grunted, 
and gave a peculiar motion to her ears, similar to that ob¬ 
served in vicious cows. The moving of the legs was very 
difficult, particularly the hind ones, and more so the right, 
■which, on account of the enlargement in the hypochondriac 
region on the same side, had to move obliquely. If hurried, 
the danger of falling was imminent. On the right thigh there 
was an indolent tumour, which extended to the udder on the 
same side. The defecations were frequent; the faeces some¬ 
what hard, bright, and small in quantity; the pulse 80, 
small, and hard ; the mucous membranes pale, the muzzle cold, 
the ears and horns cold; grinding of the teeth; the movements 
of the flanks and the chest feeble. The skin on the abdomen 
and the chest was so tight that it could not be seized between 
the finger and thumb; there were rigors at the shoulders and 
thighs. The external examination being terminated, the 
author proceeded to the internal. By the rectum he ascer¬ 
tained that the colon had deviated to the right, and was 
maintained in that position by the superior part of the uterus, 
which had an oblique position from left to right, and from 
above downwards. The vaginal exploration discovered a dis¬ 
placement of the neck of the uterus. On reaching the end of 
the vulva it was necessary to carry the hand downwards below 
the anterior border of the pelvis and to the right; above was 
an enlarged portion of the uterus, which formed with the 
border of the pelvis a sort of pouch, the opening of which 
was elongated and narrow, and in which was contained the 
neck of the uterus. Diagnosis .—From the size of the abdomen 
the conclusion arrived at was that there was a collection of 
fluid in its interior, and hernia at the right hypochondriac 
region, into which the foetus had descended. The deviation of 
the neck of the uterus confirmed this diagnosis, and led to the 
supposition that rupture, or at least a violent distension of the 
