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STRUMOUS ENLARGEMENT OE THE GLANDS. 
Association, to whom I described the morbid changes that 
had taken place; and, as far as I was able, related its 
history. 
The discussion it elicited was brief, but nevertheless spi¬ 
rited, and the remarks that fell from some of the senior 
members indicated considerable research and reflection. 
The history of the case is as follows:—On the 24th of 
April, 1863, Mr. Hogben states that he was called upon to 
attend a horse, the property of Mr. Hopkins, which was said 
to be off his feed, and that the glands of hi3 neck were 
enlarged. The owner considered the animal’s not feeding 
well depended upon an irregularity of his molar teeth, which 
upon examination was found to exist, and accordingly they 
were rasped level. The man in charge of the horse was 
likewise ordered to feed him well. Mr. Hogben also 
arranged to send some medicine, which was to be given 
daily. Under this treatment the horse very much improved, 
and Mr. Hogben was not called upon to attend him again 
until the 18th of June, when he was told that the horse had 
shown symptoms of abdominal pain ; but having carefully 
examined him, he came to the conclusion that this was due 
to some affection of the thorax, but of what nature he could 
not precisely make out. On the 21st a dropsical swelling 
was observed, extending from the angle of the lower jaw to 
the sternum, to which he applied some stimulating embro¬ 
cation, and repeated the tonic medicine. In about a week 
from this date, namely, on the 27th, the swelling had 
extended from the sternum as far as the posterior part of the 
abdomen* The same treatment was continued up to the 
1st of July, from which date the horse’s appetite became 
better, and the swelling gradually subsided. About the 
middle of this month the owner considered the horse suffi¬ 
ciently recovered to do light work. It was not long, how¬ 
ever, before the old symptoms returned, and the owner was 
advised to have the horse destroyed; but this advice Avas not 
carried into effect until the first week in October. 
'Mr. Hogben further states that on opening the thorax he 
found a considerable quantity of water in the cavity, and 
also the diseased organs which he brought for my inspection. 
In the abdominal cavity he likewise noticed a largish tumour 
in connection with the pyloric extremity of the stomach, but 
he does not state whether its formation depended upon 
disease of the stomach itself or some of the adjacent organs. 
Such is the account given me by Mr. Hogben. I will now 
briefly describe the nature of the diseased parts. They con¬ 
sisted of about eight inches of the trachea and its division 
