REPORTS OF CASES. 
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REPORTS OF CASES. 
“ Careful observation makes a skillful practitioner ^ but his skill dies with him. By 
recording his observations, he adds to the knozvledge of his ^profession, and assists by his 
facts in building up the solid edifice of pathological science.'^ 
BEE-STING DEATH. 
By C. H. Peabody, D. V. S., Charlton City, Mass. 
On September 7th, about 2 p. m., a horse, about twelve years 
old, 15 hands high, weighing about 1200 pounds, in good con¬ 
dition, was attacked by bees and severely stung for about twenty 
minutes before he was gotten away from them. The horse had 
been at farm work every day and was to all appearances well. 
At 2.25 the horse was gotten to the barn. At that time did 
not appear to be in much pain. The head, face, neck, lips, ears, 
around the eyes, over the body, inside the legs and^ under the 
abdomen were filled, as one might say, full of bee-stings. The 
parts were washed with strong ammonia water. The animal 
at this time stood quite still, but in about ten minutes he began 
to shake his head and his respiration began to increase. I at 
this time took his pulse, and they were fifty. At 2.45 pulse 
was sixty, respiration thirty, and temperature 102°. ^ The ani¬ 
mal would stretch and urinate every three minutes, it being of 
a dark brown color, having a distinct odor of the poison of the 
bee. The breath at this time also had the peculiar odor of the 
poison. There was frequent evacuation of the bowels, and after 
a few times it became thin and watery, with severe and hard 
straining. . . 
At 3 P. M. the above-described symptoms had increased m a 
marked degree. The pulse was 80, respirations 60, temperature 
104°, with marked symptoms of delirium. He would throw 
himself on the bedding, then up and tug at the ropes, plunge 
and whinny in a loud, shrill voice. These symptoms lasted 
until 4.15 P. M., when they began to abate and the respiration 
began to be somewhat stertorous. He began to show symptoms 
of paralysis of the extremities. 
At 6 P. M. he was unable to get up. The pulse had de¬ 
creased to 60, respiration to 40, but the temperature was 105 , 
with stertorous breathing more marked. These conditions 
continued in a more marked degree until 9‘3^> when he died, 
about seven hours after he was stung. 
Made an autopsy at 8 A. m., ten hours after death, and the 
following lesions were found : 
