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that viscus.’ 5 There was no unusual appearance in the sur¬ 
rounding viscera. 
The tumour was enclosed in a dense fibrous cyst of con¬ 
siderable thickness, and weighed upwards of 45lbs. The 
kidney was not entirely enveloped in the cyst, but was firmly 
attached to, and closely connected with it; one-half of this 
gland being absorbed, and in its place was found a coagulum 
of dark-coloured blood, weighing several pounds, which was 
the medium of communication between the remaining por¬ 
tion of the kidney and the tumour. This part of the gland 
appeared to be in a normal state. 
The other, and much the larger part of the morbid mass, 
resembled in structure and colour the pancreatic , or a salivary 
gland , and upon cutting into it, a glairy saliva-like looking 
fluid oozed copiously from every incision. 
Remarks. —Is it not probable, that the formation of this 
tumour owed its origin to a severe blow or injury inflicted 
on the loins—through, perhaps, the riding of another ox—and 
that the rupture of one or more of the large renal vessels, 
with the partial destruction of the kidney, and the growth of 
the morbid matter, were the sequelae? 
Singular affection of the Salivary Glands of a Mare. 
About three months ago I visited with a friend, who 
wanted to purchase a horse for the road, a repository sale 
establishment in this neighbourhood; and seeing there a 
useful looking chestnut mare which was thought likely to 
suit, my friend wished me to look at her and see whether she 
was pretty right. I observed nothing very objectionable 
about her. She was about eight years old, had a somewhat 
staring coat, and a slight paralytic affection, of no conse¬ 
quence, of the upper lid of the right eye, which rendered her 
unable to keep it as elevated as it would have been in a per¬ 
fect state, though sufficiently so for all the ordinary require¬ 
ments of vision. 
I moreover remarked, that she had an unusual flow of 
frothy saliva from the mouth, and that her cheeks on either 
side were slightly swollen. Passing my finger over the ex¬ 
ternal surface and edges of the molar teeth, I found by their 
exceeding smoothness that they had recently undergone the 
operation of rasping, and thus I accounted for the excess of 
saliva and swelling noticeable. 
As she was C( warranted sound and quiet in harness f I advised 
