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not do so well as the others, and was called by the stud-man 
“ Misery” on account of it; nevertheless, he attained the age 
of four years, not only without having had any malady, but 
also without having improved in his physical condition. He 
had a narrow chest, a slender neck, was tucked up in the 
flanks, and always much emaciated. In 1852, the stud 
to which he belonged was attacked by an epizootic; but 
although the malady was very severe, there were not many 
victims to it. It was attended with abscesses about the 
throat, head, and neck; sometimes complicated with an 
accumulation of pus in the gutteral pouches and the supra¬ 
orbital fossae. “ Misery” with two others had the disease: 
and the latter died. They had no cough, nor were there 
any external abscesses. 
The autopsy of the two that died showed, amongst other 
lesions, a collection of purulent matter in the peritoneal sac, 
with deposits of pus in the mesenteric ganglia, some of which 
had acquired a considerable size, and all contained a pulta- 
ceous whitish mass, more or less viscid. 
On the 10th of February, 1856, the author was sent for 
to attend a case of lameness, which had presented itself 
without any apparent cause. The patient in this case was 
no other than “ Misery.” He was rather leaner than before, 
which was attributed to the scarcity of food at that period 
of the year. The lameness existed in the fore leg. The 
usual remedies were resorted to, but the animal got no 
better. 
On the 22d the lameness had sensibly increased, but the 
respiration was calm and regular, and the pulse, although 
slightly depressed, presented nevertheless nothing abnormal. 
The movements of the lame leg were very limited, and the 
ilium on the same side was observed to be much lower than the 
opposite one; there was also a wasting of the muscles on the 
same side. It was supposed that the animal had had a fall, 
and that there might be a fracture close to the coxo-femoral 
articulation. A generous diet was recommended, and local 
treatment adopted. 
On the 23d of March, a considerable swelling appeared on 
the inside of the thigh; the animal was dull and feeble, 
resting his head on the manger, and he had lost his appetite; 
the respiration, however, was regular. Soon there existed a 
fluctuating tumour on the inside of the flank, close to the 
thigh, which, being opened, discharged about three litres of 
grumous matter, of a whitish-yellow colour. The patient 
after this seemed much relieved; the coxo-femoral ar¬ 
ticulation recovered much of its freedom of action, and 
