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When lie resumed his work, he roared considerably. Some time 
later, the author saw him and .observed that the region where the 
operation had been performed was considerably swollen. The 
swelling resisting the application of several blisters to a great ex¬ 
tent, the animal was returned to his work and with this the roar¬ 
ing returned and increased. Allowed to rest, and severe counter 
irritation being applied to the swelling, he first seemed to im¬ 
prove, but a few days later, he was taken suddenly with a chok¬ 
ing spell, and though an attempt was made to relieve him by 
tracheotomy, lie died in a few T minutes. At the post mortem, the 
trachea was considerably reduced at the point where the tumor 
existed, and its anterior face was transformed into a large, hard, 
partly ossified mass. At the posterior face of this was an abscess 
containing about two deciliters of white, creamy pus. The mu¬ 
cous surface of the trachea presented five or six polypous growths. 
That of the pharynx and of the larynx were normal.— Ibid. 
A COLT WITH THREE LEGS. 
By M. Cagny. 
The author reports the following curious case of simple tho¬ 
racic ectromelia: A colt was born with three legs, the right 
anterior one being almost entirely missing. The shoulder w’as 
well formed, but below the scapulo-humeral joint there was a 
bony stump resting alongside the ribs, which seems to take the 
place of the superior half of the body of the humerus. The skin 
is perfectly intact, but at the point where the humerus termi¬ 
nates, a line exists which can be compared to a cicatrix, covered 
with hairs running crosswise and straight. The colt was strong 
and vigorous, thirty-three days old. He stands up part of the 
day, walks in a jumping fashion, and canters as fast as a colt of 
his age. He jumps small pools of water. When he is in action 
or at rest, the right shoulder executes the motion which would 
carry the missing leg forward. The left leg is very strong, and 
does not seem to suffer from the greater amount of weight it has 
to carry.— Ibid. 
