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any order that was given him. He walked from the railway 

 station to Hockley, where the stables are, a distance of 1J 

 miles, without assistance, though at any noise he ran back. 

 On seeing him, I found no very acute symptoms present. 

 The pulse was forty-four and natural in force, the eyes half- 

 closed and arnaurotic, the sense of seeing entirely gone in the 

 near eye, and it was indistinct in the off eye. He was feed- 

 ing slowly, on my going into the loose box, and could turn 

 round without difficulty though his movements gave me 

 the idea that the power of volition was but partial both 

 fore and hind limbs were equally affected. The bowels had 

 not acted for twelve hours, so I at once gave seven drachms 

 of aloes-Barb, and ordered clysters to be given every hour, 

 and some thin bran mash the only food to be offered to him. 

 I bled from both facial veins, and applied counter-irritants 

 to the poll and cranium. 



" 8th. The horse is evidently better, he can see distinctly 

 with both eyes, has purged, and moves with greater free- 

 dom, showing now no inclination to run back. He is rather 

 sick from the aloes. The mash to be continued. 



" 9th. Still improving, the dung pultaceous, his appetite 

 good, and symptoms of viciousness returning, as he begins to 

 look wicked, which I hailed as a return to his normal state. 



" llth. To-day I saw him walked out ; there were no signs 

 of paralysis, but he was very weak. His appetite not so 

 good, and the sleepy look again apparent. The dung was 

 getting hard too. The poll and temples were stimulated, 

 and an alterative ball given. 



" 12th. I was nearly kicked out of the stable this morn- 

 ing by my patient ; though weak, he tried to the best of his 

 ability. His appetite was very good again, and he seemed 

 to be stronger. He was led out for five minutes. 



" 13th. No change from yesterday. 



