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mities are fine and glossy; the mucous membrane of the nose is 
of a pale blue colour; the mucous membrane of the eye is in¬ 
tensely congested, and the eye dim and sleepy looking; the 
tongue is soapy, and of a yellow colour ; she is uncommonly heavy 
and stupid in her movements when not down, not appearing to 
have the least notion of any thing said or done to her; the pulse 
I cannot count with any certainty, but it appears to be beating 
about 80 per minute; she is uncommonly violent and restless ; 
occasionally she will stand perfectly still for a few moments, then 
dash herself with dreadful force upon the straw, roll violently 
over, and lay upon her back for several minutes; then rise again, 
wander round the box, and again commence rolling. 
Treatment. —I had recourse to various means to give relief, but 
without avail. I bled largely, administered injections, back 
raked, applied hot fomentations when possible, but in spite of all 
the mare died in about an hour after I arrived to her assistance. 
Examination , two hours after death.—Digestive Organs : The 
stomach and intestines (small and large) from nearly one end to 
the other were most intensely inflamed, and the inflammation ap¬ 
peared alike common to all the structures of the bowels; the 
blackness was the most complete over the serous membrane of the 
small bowels; and what was the most singular, was the enormous 
quanitity of food and fecal matter which these organs contained : 
they appeared, in short, to be literally crammed with it; throughout 
the large intestines this substance was in a very dry state, while 
in the small intestines it was somewhat moister; the surface of the 
mucous membrane in every part was also in a very dry state: 
here and there was a little dark glairy-looking fluid, of about the 
consistence of unboiled white of egg. The liver was greatly softened, 
and appeared to me considerably enlarged. The food in the stomach 
did not appear acted upon in the least. 
Organs of Respiration. —The mucous membrane of the trachea 
and the bronchial tubes exhibited patches of blue; the tubes were 
filled with frothy spume ; the lungs were greatly congested with 
blood of a very black colour, and semi-coagulated; the lower part of 
tire right lung adhered throughout its whole length to the pleura, and 
portions of the lung were hardened, or presented a gristly character, 
and perfectly impervious to air; a small adhesion had also formed 
between the left lung and the pleura; the scirrhous state, however, 
was not perceptible. The pleura presented a shadowy appearance, 
but no further change was observable. 
Organs of Circulation. —Both the ventricles of the heart were 
filled with black semi-coagulated blood ; the arteries were normal ; 
the veins, in whatever part I examined them, presented a state of 
