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OBSCURE DISEASE OF THE LUNGS. 
to me rather extraordinary, his mane and tail were con¬ 
stantly soaked by perspiration, which was strictly confined 
to these parts, the surface of the body being in all respects 
natural. He was also very weak; still he was cheerful 
when out of the stable, but he was evidently losing flesh 
rapidly. Mr. Philips, Y.S. to the 8th Hussars, then quar¬ 
tered in Sheffield, saw him with Mr. Cartledge, and ex¬ 
pressed an opinion that a disease of the spine was to some 
extent the cause of our patient's illness. This conclusion 
was arrived at from the fact that, at this time, there was 
considerable stiffness of gait, and an unwillingness to 
elevate the tail. The animal had not lain down since he 
was admitted. A blister was applied along the whole course 
of the spine, and the tonics were repeated. These had the 
effect of bringing about a return of the appetite, and our 
patient consumed a peck of oats and a liberal allowance of 
hay daily. To all appearance all seemed to be going on 
well, when, in a few days afterwards, although in all other 
respects the symptoms remained unchanged, a discharge of 
a greenish and unhealthy appearance, and in which small 
quantities of blood might be seen, issued from both nostrils. 
This led Mr. Cartledge to conclude that the animal would 
not recover. The perspiration about the mane and tail 
increased, being still confined to these parts, and the tail 
was obstinately kept close to the body. The blister on the 
spine had acted tolerably well, and the tonics, which were 
given night and morning, kept up the appetite. It is 
scarcely necessary to give a detail of the symptoms -which 
showed themselves from day to day; it will be sufficient to 
state that the discharge from the nostrils increased in quan¬ 
tity, and its character became more offensive. The horse 
now lost flesh rapidly; and after lingering in this state for 
nearly three weeks, he died, apparently from exhaustion, 
without any expression of pain. 
On a post-mortem examination , the lungs were found to be 
partially consolidated; and in the trachea a large quantity of 
the same kind of fluid existed as had found its way from the 
nostrils. Under the skin, along the course of the spine, 
there was an effusion of serum,—doubtless the effects of the 
blister,—and, excepting a general unhealthy appearance of 
the whole of the viscera, no other indication of disease was 
to be seen. 
Mylabris. 
I do not know whether the mylabris cichorii has got into 
general use among the members of the profession but we 
