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this portion of the uterus the remains of a fully-developed 
foetus having breech presentation were found. The bones, 
even the long bones, such as the femur, tibia, &c., having 
undergone a complete process of maceration, were entirely 
denuded of their periosteal covering, and their epiphyses 
separated, the whole having a blanched appearance. All the 
internal organs of the foetus were dissolved, as were also the 
membranes which had once surrounded it. Not a trace of 
them was left, all being dissolved into a few quarts of horrible 
stew, in which were found the hoofs very large and firm. 
There were four incisor teeth cut and the next pair was 
appearing. 
The coats of the cornua were greatly attenuated. Its 
interior appeared as though it had been lined with a piece 
of very thin, half-dressed, semi-green leather; I know of no 
better description for it. Over its entire surface it had a 
harsh or hard feel. The remains of the maternal cotyledons 
were still visible, and resembled so many shrivelled-up 
stars or asterisks. Around several of them were patches of 
hair adhering to the surface of the uterus. 
The cow was served three times for calf of 1878, and 
became impregnated by last service of June 16th. She 
calved April 11th, 1878. The calf continued to suck until 
it died in the following September of, what I then diagnosed 
to be congestion of the lungs. It was a small heifer calf, did 
very indifferently, and always seemed weakly. 
She was served for calving in 1879 once only , viz. June 2nd, 
1878, and I attended her on the 9th inst. The qualtity of 
the milk while rearing the calf which died was of a very 
poor quality, although previously her milk was very good. 
The calf of which I delivered her had no incisor teeth. 
THE RECENT FATALITY AMONG IN-LAMB 
EWES. 
By W. Stanley Carless, M.R.C.Y.S., Lincoln. 
I see by the Report of the Veterinary Committee of the 
Royal Agricultural Society for last month that Professor 
Axe has been investigating a disease which affects in-lamb 
ewes. 
I notice that in the report he says, “Down sheep suffer 
most from the malady.” This may be so; but we have lost 
a large number of the Lincolnshire breed, the symptoms 
