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inferior maxillary; finally he lay or threw himself down on his 
left side, pressed his forehead against the side of the stall and 
endeavored to bore a hole through with his head; this he con¬ 
tinued to do all day, with an occasional struggle to regain his 
feet; pulse became weaker and more frequent, respirations were 
but slightly disturbed, and temperature remained at 103.i°, 
until death occurred at 10 p. m. The post-mortem was held the 
following morning at 9:30. Body in good condition, but emitting 
a peculiarly disagreeable odor; stomach contained very little 
food, but this in a fluid state ; small intestines contained con¬ 
siderable ingesta, as did also large intestines, all well digested ; 
no appearance of inflammation ; appearance of spinal cord and 
brain normal, as were also kidneys and bladder; all of the intes¬ 
tinal organs were normal, with the single exception of the liver, 
which presented the following conditions (not weighed but ap¬ 
peared to be about eleven to thirteen pounds): Glisson’s capsule 
presented only very slight indications of inflammation ; com¬ 
mencing at the ductus choledochus the hepatic ducts were filled 
with small round balls of a brownish-yellowish substance, re¬ 
sembling very much the excrementitious fecal matter of a goat 
and of about the same size, except that they became smaller as 
progression was made in the direction of the origin of the ducts, 
until they reached the size of a number one shot, and finally 
disappeared, to be replaced, however, by a sticky kind of bil¬ 
iary paste, having the characteristic color of bile. Neither the 
ductus choledochus nor the juncture of the pancreatic duct with 
same showed any inflammation or obstruction that could be ob¬ 
served, and the common entrance of both ducts into the intes¬ 
tine appeared to be perfectly normal. A detailed examination 
of the portal vein and hepatic artery could not be made, as we 
had made the usual error in dissecting the parts by using the 
knife indiscriminately. The organ as a whole appeared to be 
darker and more congested than is usual after death, but was still 
firm and healthy. It is thought that the animal died from the 
condition of the liver described, and the question arises, would 
a smart cholagogue cathartic have had any beneficial effect on 
the organ, if administered ? 
TWO CASES OF PERSISTENT HYMEN. 
By George N. Kinnell, V. S., Pittsfield, Mass. 
Case No. /.—An aged roadster mare, of no particular breed, 
was stinted to a French coach horse, Prince D’Or. On attempt¬ 
ing copulation the penis would not penetrate more than a few 
