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rebelled agaiust the introduction of a probe that would keep the 
urethra open. The result was that it soon closed, and urethrotomy 
had to be performed, aud as the skin and urethral mucous mem¬ 
brane soon became united together,.the function of micturation 
was performed with comparative ease .—Recueil de Med. Yet. 
THREE CASES OF FATAL PLEURISY OF AN APPARENTLY CON¬ 
TAGIOUS NATURE. 
By Mr. E. Humbert. 
First Case .—A mare, “ Helepole,” 8 years old, suffered a 
sprain of the fetlock, for which she was fired with fine and pene¬ 
trating points. 
Three days later she became sick and refused her food. Her 
respiration was accelerated, extremities cold, nostrils dilated, and 
her temperature reached 40.5° C. The next day the symptoms 
were more marked, and there was evidence, well developed, of an 
attack of acute pleurisy. Among the symptoms present, a some¬ 
what abundant nasal haemorrhage showed itself at the beginning, 
and lasted forty-eight hours. She died on the fifth day. 
At the post-mortem the chest contained ten quarts of reddish 
fluid, and a large quantity of false membranes. 
Second Case .—Three months later, another mare, 10 years 
old, received a kick on the left fore-arm, and was placed for treat¬ 
ment in the same stall in which the first mare had died. Having 
recovered from her injury, she was about to be discharged, when, 
ten days later, she suddenly refused her food. She had chills, 
her body became cold, her ears were covered with a cold sweat, 
the respiration was accelerated, and her temperature rose to 
40.6° C. 
The next day the respiration had still risen and had become 
abdominal, the nostrils were covered with a flow of blood, and 
auscultation, percussion and every other sign proved her ailment 
to be pleurisy. She died the fifteenth day after the attack. 
The autopsy confirmed the diagnosis. 
Third Case .—A horse, “ Empereur,” y years old, was fired 
on the off fore-leg and placed in the same stall which had been 
occupied by the two preceding. The next day lie presented the 
same symptoms which had appeared in the second case, and not- 
