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horse did not feed^ and was dull; and bein^ aware that he 
would not meet me in the morning;, he had delayed coming 
until the evejiing; meanwhile the horse had died. He also 
stated that he had on the same farm a foal six months old, 
which seemed to be affected in the same way. On examining 
the foal M. Walravens found the same morbid phenomena 
as in the mare of M. Balincks. Strong coffee was ordered, 
with infusion of aromatic plants. Twelve hours after the foal 
was also dead. 
Two days after this event the same farmer came and told 
Mr. W. that his third and last.horse was affected in the same 
way as the others had been. On visiting the stables an old 
mare was seen presenting similar symptoms, but more intense 
than in the preceding cases. Eight hours after the visit she 
died, post-mortem examination w^as made. An inspection 
of the aliments on which the horses had been fed showed that 
the oats had a strong odour, and on Mr. W. asking the reason 
of this he received an answer that tobacco was dried in the 
same granary. On inspecting the granary such a strong 
smell of tobacco was present that Mr. W. could hardly re¬ 
spire ; the roof and walls were hung with tobacco leaves to 
dry. 
There can be no doubt that the death of these six horses 
was caused bv the tobacco. 
CHRONIC OVARIAN AFFECTION AMONGST PIGS. 
By M. Bivort, Veterinary Surgeon. 
In the month of April the author was requested to ex¬ 
amine a boar belonging to the burgomaster, which was sup¬ 
posed to be affected with a venereal malady which had been 
communicated to the sows, of which 20 had already died. 
He found the boar, in fact,, ill, but it was from exhaustion, 
the sows—from the information of the swineherd—being 
always in a condition of aestuum.. On examination the sows 
appeared in good health ; they fed as usual, but those that were 
with pig aborted, generally after about four weeks’ gestation. 
This species of nymphomania appeared interesting, as it is 
nowhere recorded by veterinary authors. Having examined 
the aliments on which the animals were fed, and finding no¬ 
thing obnoxious, it was supposed to be an affection of the 
genital organs, caused by some obnoxious root or plants in 
the pasturage, on which there was no water. The advice 
