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be inspected by a Commissary of Markets having the title of 
Diplomated Veterinary Surgeon, and that the introduction 
of meat into the said capital shall only take place at certain 
points at fixed hours.— Aerzt-Intellig. Bl. unci Wochensch - 
rift f. Thierlieilhunde , 
RUPTURE OF THE CIRCULAR PLANE OF MUSCULAR 
FIBRES OF THE INTESTINE; PROCIDENCE OF THE 
MUCOUS MEMBRANE. 
To Doctor Welienkel, Professor of Pathological Anatomy 
at the Brussels Veterinary School, I am indebted for a copy 
of the report of this remarkable case, which he brought before 
the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine a short time ago. 
The lesion is one of an extraordinary character, and is perhaps 
without a precedent,— at least, M. Wehenkel could find no 
mention of such an accident. The morbid specimen, together 
with a history of the case, was forwarded by M. Andre to the 
professor, who, struck with its novelty, very properly under¬ 
took to give it publicity. 
It appears that the farmer to whom the animal belonged 
kept his horses in good condition, but worked them severely 
at times ; the district in which he resided being very hilly and 
the roads bad. The animal, a magnificent bay mare, three 
years old, was, up to October, 1870, in a satisfactory state. 
In April of that year it had attacks of colic which continued 
for about twelve days ; the internal pains were not continuous, 
but were chiefly manifested after each ingestion of solid food. 
The injection of the visible mucous membranes and the 
strength and quickness of the pulse necessitated antiphlogistic 
treatment. The morbid symptoms having yielded to diet, 
repeated bleedings, and mucilaginous and saline purgations, 
food easy of digestion was given itntil the animal could be 
fed with green food. During the time it was submitted to 
this treatment it continued well and worked as usual. 
In September dry food was substituted for green, and 
in October the attacks of colic recommenced. At first the 
intestinal pains were manifested at long intervals, but 
gradually they became more frequent, until three weeks before 
death ensued the pain was great and nearly continuous. 
Four or five days previous to the fatal termination cerebral 
symptoms, characterised by somnolescence alternating with fits 
of delirium, were added to those of colic. An antiphlogistic 
