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thoroughly wet from perspiration. His respiration was at the 
rate of sixty per minute, pulse about a hundred. The rise and 
fall of abdominal muscles, in breathing, was extreme; his nostrils 
were widely distended; and his general appearance indicated 
speedy collapse. However, I deemed it advisable to make an 
attempt to get him on his feet, and this was accomplished 
without great difficulty. To my surprise, after staggering 
about for less than a minute he was able to stand without 
help. The jaws were firmly closed and the rigor of the mus¬ 
cles of the neck and body was intense, but in an hour afterwards 
these symptoms became modified, and gradually, through the day, 
he grew better, until at night he was able to drink quite well and 
eat a considerable quantity of soft feed. 
March 25th. This morning he stood in his stall looking as if 
there was nothing amiss with him. He could eat and drink quite 
well and had a fair appetite. There was scarcely any noticeable 
spasm of any muscle; respiration normal, pulse 40, tolerably full 
and regular; membranes slightly injected; no perspiration and 
no symptom of pain. I judged he would recover. 
March 26th. He got down last night, and, with some assis¬ 
tance, was placed on his feet again. This morning he laid down 
at seven o’clock, and died without a struggle at nine and a half 
o’clock, before my arrival at the stable. 
Post mortem, assisted by Dr. Stickney, at eleven o’clock on 
the 27th. 
All of the internal organs were in an apparently good con¬ 
dition. Stomach and bowels about one half filled with food; 
bladder empty. Under the ilium, on the off side, there was found 
a clot of blood as large as a foot ball. The pelvis was fractured 
in a most unusual and peculiar manner, as were also some of the 
superior spines of the sacrum; and I will attempt to describe the 
separated portions of the bones as they appeared after cleaning. 
Transversely through the foramen ovale, from side to side, there 
was a complete fracture. Anterior to the acetabulum, the shaft 
of the ilium was broken and crushed into a number of small 
pieces, some of which were lost in boiling. The broad anterior 
portion of the ilium and about four inches of its shaft remained 
