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but it was evident that it would be of little avail. The 
symptoms became more intense, and the animal died at 
six p.m. 
The cause of death was soon discovered ; the author was in¬ 
formed by the servant that the animal had been fed for some 
months on musty hay, and the malady was, therefore, to be 
attributed to the fungi, which are the result of badly made 
hay. The stable was spacious, and had openings on every 
side, except on the north, and was, therefore, well ventilated 
{ nd healthy. 
M. Barthelemy had a presentiment that more of the animals, 
thirteen in number, would fall a sacrifice, as they had been fed 
on the same forage. This presentiment was unfortunately 
realised, the proprietor losing eight mules, either from carbon 
or other affections of the digestive organs or the lungs, all 
assuming adynamic types. 
Journal des VHerinaires du Midi. 
HEMATURIA IN THE OX. 
By M. J. Can VET, Veterinaire a Narbonue. 
This malady appeared at the end of last summer amongst 
a lot of oxen which had been worked very hard in subsoil 
ploughing. The malady broke out a few days after the w'ork 
had been completed. The animals, notwithstanding the hard 
work, had every appearance of being in good health, had 
during part of the day been depastured on some meadows 
which had been mowed some two months before; where, 
among the new grass, a great number of ranunculi and 
some few reeds and rushes grew. Of those who have 
written on this subject, many have thought that haema- 
turia was to be attributed to the noxious effect of the 
ranunculi. It may be that these plants produce the effect 
attributable to them. Meanwhile, in analysing the symp¬ 
toms of poisoning by ranunculi, and the cadaveric 
lesions when followed by death, it is not shown that those 
of haematuria have been observed, while traces of intense 
inflammation of the digestive organs terminating in gangrene 
were always found. The pasture feeding was only diurnal, 
the animals being stabled at night, and receiving a ration of 
dry forage. The drinking water was provided from the 
river; when this was turbid from the rain, the thirst of the 
