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were brought to the barn and placed in a bed of hay, where I 
found them in a helpless condition. The spotted one I .ordered 
killed and skinned immediately. 
Post mortem .—Large metacarpel, hmherus and femur bones, 
broken obliquely—all on right side; bones healthy, not easily 
broken with a hammer; an over-abundance of very thick and yel¬ 
low synovia; no signs of inflammation of the membrane; tendons 
and lamina normal; inflammation along the pulmonary artery and 
spine; kidneys healthy ; gall bladder distended to its utmost; all 
the other organs healthy, with the exceptions of the omasum, 
which was dry and feverish. 
This is only the beginning of the end of, as I fear, a loss to 
Mr. Van Benthem. lie is a gentleman from Europe, worth over 
$80,000, has a large herd of very fine cattle, and many acres of 
land. 
I write hurriedly and I fear imperfectly, so far as a good 
diagnosis of the case is concerned, but hope yon will give 
it due consideration, and give us a little more light on this 
important subject. I call the disease inflammatory rheumatism, 
caused from excessive high feed. I will investigate farther and 
report if desirable. 
* A. W. Hoover, V. S. 
NECROSIS OF THE TONGUE. 
Beaver Dam, March 20, 1883. 
Editor Review : 
I beg herewith to send you the report of a case which, as far 
as I could find, lias not yet appeared in veterinary literature. It 
is a total incision and necrosis of the tip of the tongue, caused by 
too long dentes can ini. 
On the 20th of December I was called to a patient, which, 
according to the history of the case, suffered from angina ca- 
tarrhalis. The principal symptoms were terrible meagerness, 
normal temperature, pulse and respiration normal, anemia of all 
mucous membranes, stiffness and oedema on all the legs. Locally, 
swelling of the parotid and submaxillary glands, efflux of a gluey, 
slimy, foetid salivation, bad smell of the mouth. On opening 
