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humerous, and one sacral. The mucous membrane lining the tube 
was very much thickened, corrugated and deeply grooved; these 
grooves running parallel to the long axis of the tube. The mus¬ 
cular coat of both vagina and left Fallopian tube were very much 
hypertrophied. This hypertrophy of muscular tissue may be ac¬ 
counted for in two ways, viz.: it may possibly have been produced 
by irritation and inflammation, set up by laceration of the soft 
parts during the transit of the missing bones; otherwise we may 
account for it as being an effort of nature to so strengthen these 
parts as to enable them to expel that which was foreign, and no 
doubt a source of irritation and trouble to the poor brute. 
The missing portions of the foetus must have either become 
absorbed, or otherwise passed away during the period of the dis¬ 
charges per vagina before mentioned. I think the latter hypothe¬ 
sis the most probable. From the condition of the bones found, 
the foetus must have reached a high state of development. In my 
opinion the foetus must have been imprisoned on the tube where 
its few remains were found for a period of over nine months; in 
fact, ever since she was delivered of the three dead pups in June 
of last year, otherwise how are we to account for the constant pur¬ 
ulent discharge per vagina which had been noticed for over six 
months previous to her death. And then again this fluid per va¬ 
gina corresponded in character with that found in both the uterus 
and left Fallopian tube. I think there can be no doubt as to this 
being a true case of tubal foetation, and that fcecundation took 
place in that part of the tube where the bones were found. The 
question now arises which of all these morbid phenomena was 
the direct cause of death. I shall lie pleased to hear the opinions 
of some of my learned brother colleagues.— Veterinarian. • 
EARLY LACTATION IN A FOAL. 
By Prof. J. Wortj.ey Axe, 
The following account of a case of early lactation in a foal has 
been received from Mr. Freer, veterinary surgeon, Uppingham. 
He says : I was requested yesterday to see a foal said to have a 
bag as big as a ewe. On my arrival I found a strong, healthy 
mare foal, eighteen hours old, with a well-developed mammary 
