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Case 3.—Bay mare, owned in this city, about ten years old, 
taken with symptoms of colic. The family physician, who lives 
near by, being consulted, prescribed “ tincture opii ” in large 
doses. Six hours after, the symptoms not being relieved, I was 
sent for. I found the animal standing and somewhat comatose, 
also very weak. My first impression was that she was dangerously 
under the influence of opium. Her pulse quick but very feeble, 
membranes highly injected and of a dark color, respiration slow, 
long inspiration, short expiration, looking around as though anx¬ 
ious to lie down, bat dare not. My diagnosis was chronic disease 
of some internal organ, yet I could not say definitely the seat of 
disease, believing the symptoms had been changed by the rem¬ 
edy. My prognosis, death in a few hours. This mare died about 
midnight. On the following morning made an autopsy in pres¬ 
ence of the physician, Dr. Jenness, and found the seat of disease 
to be the kidneys. On removing them we found them weighing 
eight pounds, showing fatty degeneration, and they, as well as the 
surrounding tissues, were highly congested, giving evidence of 
acute disease supervening on chronic disease, which must have 
existed sometime. This mare had been used daily in a rather 
heavy wagon, carrying out about the city merchandise in the shape 
of butter, eggs, vegetables, etc., and had worked well up to the 
time, as above stated. 
EDITORIAL. 
VETERINARY SANITARIANS. 
In our last issue we endeavored to set forth the necessities 
demanding the formation of a veterinary department in con¬ 
nection w'ith the proposed National Health Bureau in Washington, 
and while we believe most members of the profession desire to see 
this end accomplished, and will lend their aid in its attainment, 
there is another impoitant matter, to which we. at the same time, 
should turn our attention, and that is to the appointment of 
regular veterinarians on local, city and State Boards of Health, 
