RUPTURE OF THE STOMACH, BOWELS, &C. 379 
the bowels, the diaphragm became ruptured, and part of the 
bowels passed through the opening into the right cavity of the 
chest. He died next morning. 
Mr. A. Gray, Mill-master, had a black mare taken ill: his 
servant had called in Mr. R. Taylor, their smith, who had bled 
her. My son was called on (I being from home), who gave 
her antispasmodic tincture; had fomentation applied to the 
abdomen, &c. without any good effect. The pulse was a little 
increased, and bleeding was again had recourse to. Blisters 
were applied to the abdomen, &c. 
T arrived at the mills about 11 o’clock : the animal having 
been then ill four hours. The perspiration was now excessive; 
the pains spasmodic; the pulse 80, full and strong ; sighing much. 
My opinion at once was, rupture of the stomach or bowels , and 
that there was no use in further treatment. She died about five 
o’clock next morning. 
Post-mortem examination shewed rupture of the caecum. 
There had been an injury of considerable standing. There 
was found a sac, about four inches in diameter and two and a 
half deep, considerably thickened round its sides, arising from 
the centre of the caecum, which probably has arisen from a 
severe kick from the iron point of some carter’s shoe. On the 
top of this sac was an opening, about the size of a shilling, 
through which the contents had escaped, whereof a great quan¬ 
tity was found within the cavity of the abdomen. The inferior 
surface of the diaphragm was also coated with a smooth cover¬ 
ing, half an inch thick. 
Mr. Smith, farmer, Chalkyside, about three miles from this, 
sent one day some time ago for my attendance on one of his 
horses. When I arrived, the animal was dead. The roads at 
the time were slippery in some places, it having been a frost, 
and the horses’ shoes remained unsharpened. The conse¬ 
quence proved, that in driving manure from Musselburgh to the 
farm, the horse had slipped and fallen, and, after some exertion, 
had risen again, without the cart being removed off him. It 
was with great difficulty he was able to take his load to the 
field, a distance of about half a mile; while doing so the pre- 
spiration was said to have been running from his belly, and he 
was sighing repeatedly. My opinion was at once given, that 
rupture of the stomach was the cause of death. He was taken 
to the kennel, where T examined him, and found the stomach 
completely empty, the contents having become extravasated and 
being plastered around upon every part of the abdomen. 
Sir,—I n the foregoing cases of rupture of the stomach sent 
you, I have not taken the plan of manufacturing cases, or 
