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tractions of the legs and dies. At the post-mortem some cuta¬ 
neous excoriations are found over the left zygomatic process 
with wide ecchymotic spot in the cellular tissue under. The 
occipito-spheno-temporal hyatus is the seat of an hemorrhagic 
exudation extending to the ethmoidal volutes and the maxillary 
sinuses. The cranium is extensively injured. On the left basilar 
region there are two fractures, one on the spheno-temporal 
suture, involving the sphenoid and extending to the cribriform 
plate of the ethmoid, the other involving the sus-sphenoidal duct. 
2. A thoroughbred, fifteen years old, pulls back on the halter 
and falls backwards. The fall is sudden and hard, the horse 
striking heavily on the pavement. The animal remains motion¬ 
less, has clonic contractions especially on the forequarters, the 
palpebral reflex is gone, the pupils dilated, and blood is escaping 
freely from the nostrils. There is only a small cutaneous 
abrasion back of the orbit. The condition is so severe that the 
animal is killed. The autopsy revealed bloody extravasation 
under the cutaneous erosion, subperiosteal ecchymosis over the 
zygomatic process, some splinters of bone over the foramen 
laceration. After boiling of the skull, two fractures of the 
cranium are detected. One transversal complete, comminuted 
from the basilar process to the carotid notch and pterygoid 
process. The second comminuted also back of the posterior 
angle of the right foramen lacerum. 
These two observations show that a fall on one side, a bruise 
of the temporal region, may be accompanied with accidents of 
very various severity, from the simple cerebral commotion to 
most extensive disorders of the cranium or of the brain.— {Bull, 
de la Soc. Cent.) 
Cardiac Lesions in a Horse, with “ Ante-mortem ” 
Fibrinous Clots [Mr. A. Bel Army Veterinarian .]—This sub¬ 
ject was twelve years old with uninteresting history. For several 
months his general condition was poor, he was unwilling to 
work, and had frequent swellings of the posterior extremities. 
Auscultation of the chest had revealed nothing except that the 
beatings of the heart sound more metallic and show a double 
noise at the second beating. These manifestations grew more 
severe until one morning he died suddenly. 
Post-mortem: Abdominal cavity shows a serous, yellow, 
bloody exudate without inflammation of the peritoneum. Spleen, 
kidneys and liver about normal. Thoracic cavity shows emphy- 
