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tuberosity and nearly one-third of the plate of the branch of the 
bone on that side, the upper portion of the fracture being pushed 
inwards and extending upwards by a split of the bone towards 
the corono-condyloid notch. 
Case 3. —Caries of the Occipital and Atlas.—Poll Evil 
—Chronic Glanders. —On the 9th of July a bay gelding of 10 
years of age, used as a truck horse, was brought to the hospital 
of the college. He was kept in a stable down-town with a num¬ 
ber of other horses, and had never missed his work. 
On going out of the stable that morning, it was observed that 
the head was sw r ollen, the swelling extending down the lips, over 
the eyes, the parietal region, in the maxillary space, over the 
poll, and to the axis, where it stopped short. The glands of the 
maxillary space were quite painful. No cause could be given for 
that condition, as ho local injury could have been inflicted in the 
stable. His temperature was 102, pulse 50, respiration 16. A 
dose of physic was given on the lltli, and local applications made 
to the poll. The animal seemed in great pain. He carried his 
head low down, bending it from side to side, and showing symp¬ 
toms of immobility. On the 14th, the abscess of the poll was 
freely opened on the left side, and yellow, thick pus escaped 
freely. Through the opening, the middle portion of the external 
face of the occipital bone could be felt, rough and denuded of 
periosteum. On the 15th, the temperature was 103, appetite 
poor, and little cords of a farcinous character made their appear¬ 
ance on each of the cheeks, running parallel to the anterior bor¬ 
der of the masseter muscles. The swelling of the lower part of 
the head had considerably diminished. On the 16th the face had 
ulcerated in two or three places, and another large abscess had 
opened on the poll. His appetite remained good. On the 18th, 
large farcy buds and cords showed themselves on the left side of 
the neck. A bloody discharge took place from each nostril; one 
small ulceration was formed on the left side of the septum nasi. 
On the 19th, all the symptoms of glanders were well defined, 
and he was destroyed the same day. 
The post-mortem of the head showed all the lymphatics filled 
with small abscesses, and the maxillary ganglions engorged. The 
