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REPORTS OF CASES. 
a change. The coldness was fast disappearing, and the patient 
made frequent attempts to rise, which he did at 5 o’clock A. M., 
after eight hours suffering. He could not stand without some 
support, and to-day (Monday) he seems to be all right. 
I need not say the cause of this trouble to me is very strange. 
I told the owner if the horse died not to touch him, as I wanted 
to examine him and try to find out the cause. 
There have been a few cases of sudden deaths in Orange 
County recently, but not having seen any of them cannot give 
symptoms. 
A NEW -CORN-STALK DISEASE. 
By E. A. Richardson, V. S., Marcus, Iowa. 
January 20, 1901, was called to the farm of Geo. Pimperton, 
five miles southeast of Marcus, to see a cow said to be suffering 
from fits. 
History .—Cow running on corn-stalks, housed at night. 
Two weeks previous, when let out in the morning, fell forward 
on her knees ; immediately arose, when for a few steps the front 
feet were carried quite high and wide apart, but after walking 
a few steps all signs of the trouble disappeared. 
On morning of the 20th at milking time was found upon her 
knees in the stanchion. Owner thinking she was reaching for 
corn urged her up, when she upended and fell upon her side. 
Boy upon arrival stated she would show the whites of her eyes, 
lay awhile, then get up and go to eating or chewing her cud, 
apparently as well as ever. 
Upon arrival I found the cow standing, chewing her cud, 
but when approached there were more or less nervous symp¬ 
toms, with a wild or startled appearance of the -eyes, excessive 
lachrymation, but none of the sclerotic coat showing. The 
muscular twitching was quite perceptible when I attempted to 
take radial pulse, which was 70; temperature not taken, hav¬ 
ing broken my thermometer the day previous. Bowels quite 
loose ; muzzle not very dry, but became quite moist later ; res¬ 
pirations natural, though somewhat hurried. While standing 
watching her she suddenly fell forward on her head, which was 
half turned under the body ; hind legs still upright, turned 
head when she fell over on her side, attempted to get up, when 
the hind-quarters would be raised, to again topple forward and 
so twist the head and neck as to threaten strangulation. The 
same was repeated three times, the inferior oblique muscle of 
the eye contracting and drawing it toward the inner canthus, 
