78 CHRONIC DISEASE OF THE BONES OF THE CRANIUM. 
me to see him again^ in consequence of his having a discharge 
from the off nostril. The Schneiderian membrane was of a 
lead colour, and the submaxillary gland enlarged and hard. 
The groom stated that the discharge had been perceived for 
some two or three months, but did not seem to affect the 
animaPs health. Now, however, he was off his feed, and 
he thought that the discharge was increased in quantity. 
I applied a little Ung. Hydrarg. to the gland daily, and 
syringed the nostril with a weak solution of chloride of zinc. I 
also gave Ferri Sulph. in drachm-doses twice a day. From this 
treatment he appeared to improve, his appetite becoming better, 
and the discharge lessening in quantity. Sometimes, in¬ 
deed, there would be scarcely any for several days together. 
He was again put to work, and continued at it until October 
22 nd, when I was called to see him, as he had completely 
given over eating. He would get a little hay into his mouth 
and there hold it, and after a time put it out again. The 
pulse was weak, but not quicker than natural. The coat ^yas 
staring, and the extremities and surface of the body cold. I 
now thought that some of the sinuses of the head had become 
charged with matter. I first gave him a gentle laxative, and 
followed it up with Ferri lodid., a drachm twice a day in 
ball. I also ordered his appetite to be tempted with any 
kind of diet. I saw him again in a few days, but did not 
perceive any change in his condition. On giving him the 
medicine, however, I observed an enlargement in the hollow 
just above the eye, and from the examination I made I 
concluded that an abscess was forming in this situation. I 
thrust a fine lancet into the enlargement, but did not give 
exit to any pus. 
On my calling again the next day, the groom informed me 
that the horse’s eye was continually covered over w’ith fluid, 
and that he could not keep it free. I examined the eye, and 
found the lids nearly matted together with an adhesive fluid. 
I merely ordered him to do his best to keep the part clean 
by bathing it with cold water. 
As no improvement took place, the owner determined to 
have the animal destroyed, which was done yesterday. 
On making ^jpod-mortem examination of the head I found the 
temporal muscle of the right side flabby and light in colour. 
On removing the lower jaw an abscess was brought to light, 
as being situated underneath the eye and posterior to the max¬ 
illary tuberosity. Strange to say, the abscess not only con¬ 
tained pus, but a large number of globular-shaped cysts, some 
of which I send. There was scarcely less than a handful of 
them. On removing the brain I found that a portion of the base 
