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isli substance, hard, rough and adherent to it. There is but little 
serosity in the pleural sacs. The lungs are healthy, but pushed 
upwards and backwards in the thoracig cavity. The heart offers 
no pathological lesion. The meat looks well, and is of good 
quality. 
NECROSIS OF THE HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE RIGHT BRANCH 
OF THE LOWER MAXILLARY BONE. 
Towards the middle of the month of March Dr. Antonio 
Russi was called to examine a handsome bay horse of Neapolitan 
breed, which presented a large swelling corresponding to the 
level of the horizontal portion of the right branch of the inferior 
maxillary bone. The history of the case was, that a month 
before he had been bitten by a stallion in that region. The treat¬ 
ment then consisted of the simple application of chamomile 
water, a kind of panacea in that part of the country, and the 
animal left to nature for recovery. On examination, he found a 
small opening in the horizontal portion of the inferior maxillary, 
which, being probed, proved to communicate with the mouth, 
and was surrounded by an oedematous swelling which rendered 
mastication difficult. The probe detected the presence of several 
small pieces of bone, one of which was removed at once. The 
pus, which was characteristic, flew out more readily. The 
animal is much emaciated. 
Leaving the question of prognosis aside, the animal was thrown 
down, the opening made larger, and all the pieces of loose bone 
removed, leaving a tract of 3 centimetres outside and two in the 
opening corresponding to the mouth. A severe actual cauteriza¬ 
tion was applied to the part, and the tumefaction treated with an 
application of ointment of bi-iodide of mercury. For a few days 
the parts were dressed with carbolic solution. The scar fell off, 
leaving healthy granulations, which, stimulated at times with 
pencil of nitrate of silver, soon healed, and made a complete 
cure,— Clinica Veterinaria. "Ulan, 
