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CASES IN PRACTICE. 
from the latter to supply the mesentery and adjoining parts 
were greatly enlarged ; the part of the omentum adherent 
to the peritoneum and the omentum were diseased ; the 
upper villous portion of the stomach was ruptured (the 
immediate cause of death), the contents of which had escaped 
into the cavity of the abdomen amongst the intestines; the 
mucous coat of the stomach was diseased, reddened, and 
ulcerated ; very little gastric juice could have been secreted 
for a length of time, which, of course, materially interfered 
with digestion, and led to the rupture of the stomach, by 
causing its distension, from the food being only partially 
digested, when gaseous matters are evolved, and the con¬ 
tractile powers of the stomach thereby are rendered weak. 
The mucous coat of the bladder was thickened and diseased ; 
the right kidney was also diseased. 
The symptoms for a month before the death of the animal 
were—the appetite sometimes bad and sometimes good ; fre¬ 
quently looking back, kicking at his belly, and occasionally 
rolling and lying on his back. 
What medicines were given I know not, as I did not 
attend him. 
CASES IN PRACTICE. 
By “Argus.” 
No. 1. — Fracture of the Pelvis. 
Some months ago I was consulted by a staff officer about 
a charger of his which had been severely injured. He told 
me the horse had taken fright at something in the stable 
three weeks before, and had suddenly reined back and fallen 
completely over. When I saw the animal he did not appear 
to be in pain while standing still, but when walked the 
motion of the off hind leg apparently distressed him; he 
could not put any weight on it, but hopped upon the other 
leg, and proceeded sideways instead of straight to his front. 
I found the distance from the crest of the ilium to the hip- 
joint, to be less by two inches than that of the opposite side, 
and there was clearly considerable alteration of structure 
about the acetabulum. Before, however, finally giving my 
opinion, I took the horse into my own stable and watched 
him for several days, the result of which was that I told the 
owner I was certain the ilium had been fractured and the 
