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with opium three times a day, with a plentiful supply of 
thick gruel, old beer and brandy. Those that died remained 
ill between three and five days. Food of every kind that 
could be thought of was offered to them, but in too many 
cases it was of no avail; those that survived and lived out 
the disease gradually recovered their appetites, but were 
brought down nearly to skeletons. 
On October 26th, at 12.30 p.m., I was sent for in great 
haste a distance of five miles to see a yearling colt of 
Mr. Mallow^s, of Beyton, which was reported to be very ill. 
On my arrival I found the colt lying down almost unconscious, 
and unable to rise without assistance; the man said the 
colt was well, to all appearance, and feeding at 7 a.m., 
and when he saw him again at 10 he seemed very full of 
pain, and was rolling about. 1 found the pulse very weak, 
scarcely perceptible, the membranes of the eyes and nostrils 
were highly injected—hurried respiration, body tympanitic 
and painful when touched. 1 gave the colt a draught com¬ 
posed of Ammonia Garb., Tinct. Opii and Spt. ^ther. Nit. 
in some beer, but the animal was so weak that it fell down 
immediately afterwards, and in about half an hour death put 
an end to its suffering. There were three other colts which 
had been with it, all turned out in some pastures in which 
were several oaks, and the man said he had seen them eating 
acorns. 
This case occurring during the time I was in attendance 
upon the bullocks, from the man^s statement induced me to 
think that death was caused by the same means. Upon 
making a post-mortem there were some husks of acorns with 
other food in the stomach, the mucous coat of which was 
intensely inflamed, and covered with spots. The intestines 
through their whole course were in a state of gangrene, and 
on the external coat of the colon were innumerable spots of 
ecchymosis. I have no doubt that death was caused in this 
case by acorns, as the post-mortem appearances were so similar 
to the others, and thinking the fact might prove interesting, 
I have ventured to add it to the history of the other cases. 
TETANUS IN A FOUR-YEAR OLD HEIFER. 
By Ed. Creswell, M.R.C.V.S., Yeovil. 
On the morning of the 26th of October I was requested to 
attend a four-year old in-calf heifer of the Devon breed, 
