CASE OF RUPTURED STOMACH. 
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one to two ounces in - water or water-gruel, twice or three 
times a day, and often with success in pleuro-pneumonia. 
I may also state that the chemist, who dispensed the 
medicine used at the works, denies having used sulphuric 
acid, either as a solvent or otherwise, and no druggist in the 
neighbourhood has sold such an agent to any person lately. 
[We agree with Mr. Moir that th epost-mortem examination 
militates against Mr. Herapath\s opinion of death being 
caused by the administration of sulphuric acid.] 
CASE OF RUPTURED STOMACH. 
By John Read, Clitheroe. 
The subject of this communication was a five-year-old 
carriage mare, belonging to James Hindle, Esq., of Sabden, 
about four miles from Clitheroe. 
She had been regularly worked, and was apparently in 
good health, until Thursday the 13th of February last. On 
Friday morning, the groom noticed that a severe cough was 
present, and the usual symptoms of catarrh. The food was 
changed, and her regular work suspended, but she ate the 
mashes which were given her, with avidity. 
On Monday night (17th) the groom came to Clitheroe, 
gave me the above history, and told me that his master con¬ 
sidered the mare was worse; further, that the near hind leg 
was slightly swollen, but that she had been liable to this 
swelling occasionally, ever since an injury received during 
breaking. 
No request for a visit by me was made, as it was late. 
I sent a fever ball, with orders to foment the swollen leg, 
and to apply a loose bandage, promising to visit her early 
the following morning. 
18th, 8 a.m.—On arriving, I found my patient laid down at 
full length, apparently exhausted, although to all appearance 
free from pain. The respiration was slightly accelerated; 
the pulse 34 beats per minute, and easily compressed; the 
visible mucous membranes injected; the mouth hot, with a 
profuse discharge from one nostril ; the extremities rather 
cold, and slight tremor of the muscles. She passed a quan¬ 
tity of faeces during my examination, and shortly afterwards 
got up with some difficulty. 
