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EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS. 
Recueil for January, 1888, Professor Trasbot reports the history 
of six cases, which, from the symptoms exhibited, and in part 
from the past history of the place as well from its imperfect 
present history, were at first diagnosticated as cases of simulated 
typhoid fever. In fact, they were to a certain extent so con¬ 
sidered. The first animal was treated by Professor Trasbot, 
according to his judgment of the symptoms and indications, and 
recovered in twenty-four hours. A second animal became sick 
two days later, with the same symptoms, and was as promptly 
relieved by similar therapeutic measures. A few days later four 
other horses were attacked with the same symptoms, and were 
likewise relieved by the same form of treatment. The symptoms 
present with all the animals may be thus described: diminution 
of general sensibility; stiffness of the loins ; dryness of the skin ; 
respiration deep and slow (12 to 13); feebleness and slowness of 
the pulse (35); injection of the conjunctiva; dilatation of the 
pupils; apparent impairment of sight and hearing; foeces small 
and hard ; absence of abdominal pains; great weakness; sleepy 
appearance; temperature normal, so far as it was taken. The 
treatment consisted in bleeding and saline laxatives. 
On more careful investigation of the cases they proved to be 
due to the eating of wheat straw given to the horses as part of 
their ration, in which a large quantity of dry poppy head flowers 
(papaverus rhoeus) were mixed. A change of diet prevented any 
further trouble .—Recueil de Medic. Vet. 
EPITHELIAL CANCEROUS GROWTH OF THE CHEST IN THE HORSE. 
By Messes. Webee and Baeeiee. 
The January number of the Recueil reports a very interesting 
case of large epithelial carcinomatous growth in the chest of an 
old horse, which had for some years exhibited some very peculiar 
symptoms. The disease seems to have first appeared about a year 
previous, at which time he become affected with a slight roaring, 
and soon after with some stiffness forward, followed by oedema 
of the chest, of the axilla, and at the base of the neck and internal 
face of the fore arm. These symptoms were treated as manifes- 
