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TUMOUES WITHIN THE LATERAL A^ENTEICLES 
OF THE BRAIN OF A HORSE. 
By J. B. Henderson, M.R.C.V.S., London. 
On Sunday night, November 9th, 1862, I was called upon, 
at 12 p.m., to attend a bay carriage-gelding, the property of 
the Earl of L—. 
I was informed by the coachman that the horse had arrived 
from the north the day before, having been on the railway about 
fourteen hours, and that when taken out of the box he seemed 
more livel}'’ than usual. He appeared to be as well as he ever 
had been up to about 6 p.m. on Sunday, when he was ob¬ 
served to breathe quicker than usual, and to be a little restless. 
A warm mash was given, and he was made as comfortable as 
possible ; the coachman thinking that the journey was the 
cause of his indisposition. I was also given to understand 
that the horse was naturally a lazy animal, and a discredit to 
any one who had to look after him. He had likewise a 
peculiar propensity for hanging his head down. 
On examining him I found him covered with’a profuse 
])erspiration, his breathing very much disturbed, and.the pulse 
increased to 70 in the minute. There were likewise evident 
indications of abdominal pain, as he frequently kicked at his 
. belly, and looked round to his flank. 
I gave him an enema, and administered a draught, con¬ 
sisting principally of solution of aloes in a six-ounce dose. 
A mustard poultice was also applied to his belly. In about 
an hour afterwards he became very violent, in consequence of 
which I administered flve drops of the tincture of aconite, 
and had it repeated about two hours afterwards. I left him 
about two o’clock, with instructions that he was to be watched 
all night. 
The next morning I was told that he had remained pretty 
quiet after Heft. He appeared to be somewhat better; the bowels 
were well open about ten o’clock; the pulse 45, and breathing 
normal. The head,however, was much swollen, and he seemed 
in a semi-comatose state nearly all the day, and indeed until 
Wednesday evening. At times he would rouse himself, when 
he would partake of a bran mash, and drink some hay-tea or 
chilled water. He seemed to obtain great relief from the 
facial veins being opened, and I had his head bathed two or 
three times in the day with tepid water. 
Tuesday night I gave him five and a half drachms of 
