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ing this case is to add one more to the already extended list of 
fatal results following the interference of raw empirics. 
F. S. B. 
Bostoii July 8th, 1879. 
AN INTERESTING CASE. 
By F. S. Billings, V. M. 
Death of a horse from non-oxidization of the blood, by reason 
of heat and over-driving. 
On Friday, July 5th, in company with Mr. J. Gerth, Jr., a 
student of the American Veterinary College of New York, we 
paid a visit to the Abattoir, and on our return over the well-known 
“ mile ground ” of Brighton, we had a friendly brush with parties 
unknown. Our own horse, being considerably the faster of the 
two. the party driving the other began the usual tactics of whip¬ 
ping and running his horse, in order to get by us. We ourselves 
pulled our horse to a walk, and continued at this pace for about 
a mile. On coming within sight of the so-called “ Run,” our 
attention was called by Mr. Gerth to the horse of our unknown 
friend, which had fallen to the ground, and was in the last strug¬ 
gles of life. The owner, deeply grieved, kindly placed the 
cadaver at our disposal for necroscopical purposes. We made 
the necroscopy at Ward’s Wharf at six o’clock, F. M., Dr. 
Stickney, of Boston, honoring us with his presence. Mr. Gerth 
kindly removed the organs for us. The laryngeal and pharyngeal 
regions were in a highly congested condition, the mucosae being 
dotted with numerous ecchymoses. This condition of the respira¬ 
tory mucosa extended along the trachea into the bronchial rami¬ 
fications of the lungs. The mucosa itself was swollen, and on 
cross-section displayed a high cedematous condition. The glottis 
presented the well-known phenomena of “ spasmus-glottidis.” 
No erosions or ulcerations, or any evidences of mechanical injury 
were present. Upon making a cross-section of the lung, the s me 
was black-red in color ; a thick, blackish-red fiuid oozed from the 
cut vessels over the sectioned surface. Upon scraping away the 
same with the scalpel, the parenchyma appeared dry, thereby de- 
