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receive a duck’s egg, but could do no better, and that became 
its permanent condition. Food, of course, dropped through 
the opening, as well as the saliva, while feeding, but as most 
of this fell into the manger, it was not all lost. When at work 
a leather shield was attached to the bridle, and aside from 
appearances, the horse did very well for years. Four fingers 
could be passed through the opening, and two pairs of molar 
teeth were exposed. It might have been worse, however, for 
the parotid duct had fortunately escaped destruction— Veteri¬ 
nary Record. 
GOATS AND GLANDERS. 
By T. Chesterman, M.R.C.Y.S. 
Having no faith in the popular idea that goats about a 
stable are somehow preventive of mischief, Mr. C., on the 
contrary, always looked upon their presence as a danger, 
from the possibility of their communicating contagious dis¬ 
eases, and more especially glanders, to the persons employed 
on the premises. He reports a case of great value as bearing 
to the correctness of his theory: “A very fine goat, which 
was accustomed to run about a large stable in which occasion¬ 
al cases of glanders were seen among horses, one day ap¬ 
peared ill, and was suspected of having a cold. A few days 
later, going to a slaughter house to make a post mortem, the 
head of the goat was shown to him. Upon being opened the 
worst ulcerated septum was exhibited.— Veterinary Record. 
HYDROCEPHALUS-HEART DISEASE. 
By K. J. Urqtjhart, M.R.C.Y.S. 
A 16-year-old cart horse, a bay gelding, had been sick for 
a couple of days. When seen, he carried his head as high as 
he could get it, did not care about turning round corners, but 
wanted to cut them off, so much so that his driver, in order 
to prevent an accident, was obliged to get out of the cart and 
lead the horse home. He was then in his stall with his head 
elevated and his nose pushed into a corner. The pulse was 
about 50, intermittent and irregular. The sight of the right 
eye was gone, and that of the left greatly impaired. Loco¬ 
motion was not much interfered with, though there were oc- 
