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Lesions of the Lung—Recovery [By Drs. Luigi Sanplier 
and Tiziano Pierobon]. —A twelve-year-old mare received dur¬ 
ing a fall a wound on the left side of the chest, entering the 
thoracic cavity between the third and fourth ribs. When vis¬ 
ited, two hours later, the authors found a circular wound, five 
centimeters in diameter, around which there was a subcutaneous 
emphysema extending to three-quarters of the neck, over the 
scapula and involving the left costal region. The exploration 
with probe, the abundant haemorrhage which took place, the 
rapid exit of air from the wound at the time of expiration, the 
subcutaneous diffused emphysema, the length of the foreign 
body which had penetrated—everything pointed to the diag¬ 
nosis and to a fatal prognosis. However, this animal was 
thrown, minute disinfection of the part was made, the lacerated 
muscles excised, the haemorrhage stopped with plugging, the 
pectoral muscles were sutured and afterwards the skin, so as to 
prevent the entrance of air into the thorax. The subcutaneous 
emphysema was left alone. The animal had no reaction, her 
appetite was always good, the wound healed by first intention 
and work was resumed in 20 days.—( Clinica Veter in aria.') 
Poisoning by Virulent Hemlock [By Dr. Giovanni 
Battista Plottt\. —Called to visit a cow,which salivated consid¬ 
erably and refused her food, the author diagnosticated a case of 
acute gastro-enteritis by the symptoms that were present, and 
on inquiring if other animals were sick in the stable, he was 
shown a young heifer and another cow also affected with 
ptyalism. He expressed the opinion that the trouble was due 
to the eating of some virulent plant, but was not able to state 
what. The cow died in forty-eight hours and at the post-mor¬ 
tem presented intestinal and meningeal lesions which confirmed 
the diagnosis. In talking the case over with the owner, he 
observed that oethusa minor and conium maculatam, various 
kinds of hemlock, were growing about, and suggested to the 
owner to be watchful, as that might be the cause of the trouble. 
Two days after two other animals were diseased. A treatment 
was prescribed of tonic wine, alcohol and tonic aid with exter¬ 
nal stimulating friction. Some improvement followed. One 
cow recovered and ultimately died from exhaustion following 
abortion ; a steer succumbed to intestinal invagination, but three 
others died, presenting at the autopsy a general oedema of the 
whole body, the meat soft, slight intestinal catarrhal inflamma¬ 
tion, clots of blood in the heart, oedema of the nervous centres.— 
(1 Clinica Veterinaria.) 
