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EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN PERIODICALS. 
tween the eighth and ninth ribs. This at first was the si f 
an egg, but in three weeks’ time it had assumed startline -L'fc 
mensions, approaching in size a child’s head. The gener al 
health of the animal Avas in no way influenced thereby. Pa: 
increased upon pressure over the thoracic region, and con¬ 
siderable cedematous swelling increased the girth of the 
patient by settling along the sternum. The swelling upon 
extirpation weighed three pounds, and contained in the center, 
surrounded by a tenacious connective tissue capsule, a collec¬ 
tion of suppurative products. After the lapse of six weeks, 
the surface formerly covered by the tumor had become much 
smaller, and upon the circumference of the same small globules 
or growths of granular tissue commenced to flourish. 
The animal was killed as useless, and upon the post-mortem, 
ragged collections were discovered upon the peritoneum 
and upon the pleura ; adhesions between the diaphragm, liver 
and omentum were also visible. Microscopic examination of 
this growth exhibited its malignant character.— Ztsch. f. Vet. 
Kande. 
INTERNAL HEMORRHAGE OF THE AORTA. 
A horse that had been bought four days previous, was, 
together with an another, hitched and used for hauling wood 
from the forest. The animal slackened his pace after going a 
short distance, and soon declined from sheer weakness to aid 
in drawing the vehicle. After standing ten minutes in quiet, 
the start was again made, with the same result, together with 
the addition of difficult breathing, so that it was considered 
best to unharness the animal. Three days later this same 
horse was put to a light wagon, and soon developed the same 
symptoms as before, only to a more aggravated extent, even 
falling and remaining down several minutes. 
After a most exhaustive examination, we found the patient 
apathetic, rapidly changing the weight upon the posterior 
limbs, and raising the front feet a good distance from the pave¬ 
ment. All visible mucous membranes anasmic. Appetite 
continued, but food eaten very slowly. All movement slow 
and burdensome. Respiration somewhat accelerated, but 
