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He remained quite easy until about 4:30 p. m., when he began 
to be restless ; remained so until 6:30. Dr. Serutton and 1 ar¬ 
rived at the track abont 10:30 p. m. There was a black stallion 
six years old, 15 hands, 3 inches high. The pulse was impercep¬ 
tible ; respiration labored ; temperature 103, extremities cold; 
body covered with a cold perspiration ; some tympanitis; trembling 
of posterior extremities and flanks. On examining the scrotum 
found an enlargement of the nigh side (the whole scrotum being 
nearly as large as a boy’s head). By bringing pressure on the 
nigh side with one’s hand, could both feel and hear a swashy move¬ 
ment. After a careful examination per rectum, etc., we gave a 
prognosis of unfavorable result; decided not to operate, as the own¬ 
er then wanted us to do. Treatment .—Hypodermic injections of 
morphia. The animal died about 1 a. m. June 24. We made 
an autopsy sixteen hours after death, and on the nigh side found 
in the scrotum from the entrance through the ring to the loop, 
fourteen inches (making in a straight measurement twenty-eight 
inches) of intestines, which were of a dark purple color, and very 
much thickened, and containing eight ounces of dark bloody col¬ 
ored fluid. Dr. Serutton kindly gave me the specimen, which I 
have preserved. I have since been informed by Dr. Serutton 
that the horse’s grandfather, Narragansett (at the time owned by 
A. & W. Sprague), died from the same cause. 
A PIECE OF WIRE IN A COW'S HEART. 
By the Same. 
At about 3 p. m. on April 20th I was called to see a cow. 
On the way to the farm I got the following history: The cow 
had been well until about a fortnight before, when it was noticed 
that she was a little dull ; that once in a while she coughed, and 
she began to fail in her milk, but for the last week she had lost 
flesh very fast, had stopped giving milk altogether, breathed very 
hard and fast. Felt hot at times, then would be cold and shake. 
For the last two days would neither eat or drink, but stood with 
