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REPORT OF CASES. 
found him this night. Owner stated that the food was good, so 
far as he was able to judge. I attributed the condition to either 
an overfeed, or feed of bad quality, and administered a bolus 
composed of aloes, bicarbonate of soda, and creolin; I also gave 
on the tongue a dose of fl. ext. cannabis indica, to allay the 
cougfh, which.it did in a short time. Owner said that the horse 
had been worked to buggy very little each day for some tune 
past. Horse was taken home. 
Oct. 5th. Horse brought back about 8 a. m., still heaving very 
much at flanks, and with a new complication in the form of vio¬ 
lent spasms of the diaphragm. On taking the temperature I 
was surprised to find it 95.4 0 F. Thinking there might be a 
mistake, I took it again, with the same result. I ordered alco¬ 
holic stimulants, and gave a dose immediately. Horse taken 
home again. 
Oct. 6th. Horse brought back at 9 A. M. He is bright and 
cheerful, showing no signs whatever of any ailment. Tempera¬ 
ture, with same thermometer 100.2° F. Prescribed a course of 
liq. acidi arseniosi, and gave proper directions in regard to feed 
and water. 
The animal returned to his usual work and is doing well. 
The only explanation I can offer for this remarkable subnormal 
temperature is the severe shock to the nervous system by the 
derangement of the digestive functions. Physical examination 
failed to discover any organic disease of heart or lungs. An ex¬ 
tended experience with creolin in an aloetic bolus, both before 
and since, convinces me that it was no factor in reducing the 
temperature. 
A SINGULAR CASE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN A COW. 
By John Minchin, V.S., Goshen, N. Y. 
On August 4th, I was called to the farm of Mr. S., to look 
over his dairy of fifteen -cows, some of which he said were not 
doing as well as they ought to under the circumstances. After 
looking over the herd, I made a physical examination, and, to 
my surprise, found no less than five suffering with tubercu¬ 
losis. Their owner was somewhat surprised when told of my 
finding so many, for he did not think there might be more than 
two, which he had pointed out, saying that they were failing in 
both milk and flesh for quite some time. Three of the five were 
in fair condition, while the other two, and especially one, were 
visibly affected. I advised their immediate destruction (that 
afternoon), which he complied with. 
