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without subjecting it to too critical an examination, in view 
of its object, that of furnishing an interesting addition to our 
pathology. The case under review is that of a chestnut mare, 
six years old, used for light road work. When first coming 
under our notice she was suffering with pleuro-pneumonia, 
from which she apparently thoroughly recovered under the 
ordinary classical mode of treatment. She soon after became 
sick again, with what appeared to be at first a simple case of 
sore throat, but which developed into a well marked case of 
influenza, which soon assumed a typhoid character. The tem¬ 
perature rose and fell, varying three or four-fifths between ioi° 
and 102° ; the pulse varying also from 48 to 60, though still 
fairly strong; and respiration was somewhat accelerated. 
Her appetite was fair, eating from four to six quarts of food 
daily, and the bowels moving quite naturally, though in a few 
instances slightly diarrhetic. The loins were flexible, though 
not to an extreme degree, and she moved freely in her stall, 
lying down comfortably and rising easily, with no cough or 
pain. She remained in this condition for some time, without 
any apparent change, irrespective of what treatment was pur¬ 
sued, and quinine, anti-pyrine, alcoholic stimulants, and milk 
seemed to be equally without effect. 
Suspecting that her typhoid condition might be due to 
some of the circumstances of her surroundings, she was placed 
in the ambulance and carried to the hospital. 
She here maintained about the same condition as at the 
commencement of her sickness, though she had lost both flesh 
and strength, and her appetite still continued to be good. 
One morning it was noticed that her hocks were swollen, 
and that she was very stiff behind, and suspecting rheumatic 
trouble, salicilate of sodas was prescribed, and partially re¬ 
lieved her, but never entirely. The inguinal regions also were 
somewhat oedematous, with perhaps a somewhat increased 
soreness on pressure of the loins, but withal, the same exhibi¬ 
tion of general symptoms, and the comparatively regular exe¬ 
cution of all the vital functions, a slight increase in the quan¬ 
tity of urine being, however, observed. She continued in this 
way, steadily losing ground, notwithstanding all our efforts, 
until one morning she was found to be unable to move in her 
