ELECTROCUTION IN HORSES. 
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gnawing in the ground, and at last after a few minutes he fell 
on the right side, the arm and point of the shoulder resting 
upon one of the plates of the sheet iron. Death occurred rapidly 
after a bulbar life of a few minutes. Respiration, which had 
completely stopped at the moment of the electric shock, seemed 
to return. A few deep inspirations occurred which gradually 
disappeared. 
At that moment it was noticed that the plates of sheet iron, 
which were still receiving electricity, were burning the wooden 
beams over which they had been-thrown. 
On examining the cadaver it was found that the conjunc- 
tivse were a little injected, pale yellow in color, while the buc¬ 
cal mucous membrane was pale and entirely bloodless ; the 
tongue, which was slightly blackish, was hanging from the 
right commissure ; there were marks of burning at the point 
of the right shoulder, near the arm, over the place of the sur¬ 
cingle, and towards the abdomen ; the hairs were singed, easily 
pulled away and exposed a slightly congested dermis under 
them. 
The experiment was then tried again on the first horse. Same 
position and same electric current. Here again the shock 
seemed deadly, the horse fell with his legs apart, remained on 
his sternum and abdomen for a few moments, then dropped on 
his right side and struggled violently ; his legs struck several 
times the plates of iron ; at one moment sparks were noticed ; 
the horse received another violent shock and suddenly got up, 
walked a few steps as if nothing had happened and stopped. 
He was much excited, had convulsive tremblings of the 
muscles, violent beatings of the heart; but all of which sub¬ 
sided shortly. 
He was then placed over the plates for another shock. As 
soon as the same current passed, he fell down on his knees and 
on his hocks, remained in that position a few seconds, his legs 
stiff, but yet less tetanic than at the first time ; finally he dropped 
on the right side, struggled violently with his feet, displac¬ 
ing the sheets of iron which came in contact, a short current took 
