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drinking copiously of cold water was taken with shivering, fol¬ 
lowed bj hiccough, the attack being so severe as to lift the hind 
quarters clear off the floor at every spasmodic attack, which 
occurred every three seconds. Administered anti-spasmodics, such 
as nitrous ether and tine. opii. in full doses, repeating in two 
hours without any apparent result. Three hours from the com¬ 
mencement of the attack administered a subcutaneous injection 
of morphine. Ten minutes later hiccough ceased leaving no 
abnormal symptom, save slight shivering only to be felt. 
If you consider the case of sufficient interest to warrant 
publication in the Review, so that some brother profes¬ 
sional of more experience in such case than myself, can 
broache some good idea on the subject, shall be delighted to 
read it. 
A CASE OF FRACTURE OF THE SESAMOID BONES. 
By Alfred H. Pope, (Student A. *V. C.) 
A grey horse belonging to a large and well known firm of 
livery stable keepers in this city, was on Friday, Nov. 28th, being 
driven in a pair horse coupe, when it slipped on the near fore-leg 
and on taking the next step with that leg, the pastern and hoof 
on reaching the ground slid helplessly in front, the whole weight 
consequently coming on the sesamoid bones and inferior extremity 
of the principal metacarpel bone, the animal then falling down. 
Being unable to rise and in great pain, it was removed in an am¬ 
bulance to the stables, where it was ultimately destroyed. Post¬ 
mortem examination showed rupture of the bifurcated branches of 
the suspensory ligament of the fetlock, directly below their fix¬ 
ture into the summit of the sesamoid bones. Also rupture of the 
internal collateral vein of the cannon, resulting in excessive in¬ 
ternal haemorrhage. But the most remarkable feature in the 
case was complete fracture of both sesamoid bones, resulting 
from the severe and sudden concussion on the hard road. 
Hog Cholhra. —This disease is prevailing to a large extent, 
both east and west. 
