REPORTS OF CASES. 
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REPORTS OF CASES. 
“ Careful observation makes a skillfulp7'actitioner, but his skill dies with him. By 
recording his observations, he adds to the knoivledge of his profession, and assists by his 
facts in building up the solid edifice of pathological science.'’'’ 
WHAT IS THK PATHOLOGY OF JAUNDICE? 
By Francis Abele, V. S., Quincy, Mass. 
An old carriage mare that had been a pet in a wealthy fam¬ 
ily for many years, had jaundice. She was supposed to be 
twenty-three years old. 
Her bowels were constipated, faeces were hard, pellets cov¬ 
ered with a tough mucous film, color not clayey but almost a red. 
She refused to eat, not even touehing hay or water. She was 
extremely weak, her hind legs would “ tangle up ” worse than a 
horse with azoturia. The mucous membranes, especially of the 
mouth and the sclerotic coat of the eye, showed a rieh saffron 
color. Was sent for one time in haste, as she was dying. Found 
her down and in pain. Helped her up by her tail. Gave her 
laxatives, with calomel, followed by tonic powders of magnes. 
sulph., mix vom., and jfer. sulph. In other words, I gave our 
empirical treatment of laxatives and tonics. 
What was the matter with that mare? You may say jaun¬ 
dice. What is jaundice here ? Is it congestion, inflammation, 
scirrhosis or rupture ? If either, how did resolution aet ? These 
were the questions that came to my mind, and I said, how little 
we know about the liver. 
About two years ago, diagnosed a case as ehronic jaundice. 
Horse had been unable to work for seven or eight months. Was 
quite old. Called Dr. Burchstead in eonsultation. Do not re¬ 
call the exact treatment, but patient got to work inside of two 
weeks and is still working, and looking well. What was the 
pathology of this case ? What,changes did our treatment pro¬ 
duce? I will gladly attend their funerals to find out. Will I 
then know, or will they die like many criminals, whose death 
refuses to divulge their seerets ? 
obstruction of the oesophagus in a puppy—PERFORA¬ 
TION—ESCAPE OF LIQUID FOOD INTO THORAX. 
By Ralph C. Jenks, D. V. S., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
One evening in the early part of June, a gentleman brought 
to the office a two-months old fox terrier puppy, suffering for 
