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eyes amaurotic, and then had him removed to the o^ter yard 
to die, which he did a couple of hours after. 
The post mortem examination , held some time on Monday 
morning, disclosed the after-mentioned appearances. On 
opening the abdomen I found nearly all that the animal had 
taken during the week floating about in that cavity. Portions 
of the intestines were somewhat inflamed, the colon was 
ruptured , and several inches of the large flexure were quite 
black and much thickened; the stomach was distended with 
gas, the cuticular membrane studded here and there with 
small pits formed by the ravages of bots, about a score of 
them being in that viscus, and the whole of the cuticular 
lining membrane separated from the muscular coat, as if it 
had been macerated in boiling water; the liver was soft and 
its colour changed ; the kidneys were so altered in shape, 
colour, and consistence, that they could scarcely be recog¬ 
nised, and no secretion could have been going on in them for 
days; the bladder was empty; the lungs, as a matter of 
course, were congested; the heart had a very singular appear¬ 
ance, the veins leading to this organ were full of coagulated 
blood, firm, not unlike fibrine. I should also state that the 
whole muscular structure of the abdomen and chest was 
pallid. The animal had been a crib-biter for some three or 
four years. 
I do not know if it be necessary to make any remarks 
upon this case, except to state that disease was in existence 
for a long time prior to this illness. From some unknown 
cause, colicky pains were frequently produced, and the ad¬ 
ministration of the Ol. Tereb. finished the business. I never 
remember giving this oil, except in combination with Ol. Lini, 
that I had not cause to regret it, hence its abandonment by 
me. I would therefore caution young practitioners to con¬ 
sider this fact when using turpentine. 
BOTANY AS APPLIED TO VETERINARY SCIENCE. 
By Walter Watson, M.R.C.V.S., Rugby. 
With a hope of aiding the onward progress of our science 
1 have availed myself of the kindness of the editors of the 
Veterinarian to bring before the members of our profession a 
subject which, considering its importance and usefulness, has 
remained far too long neglected by us. This may have arisen 
