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But let it be remembered^ that Bots are frequently found in the 

 , stomach on dissection, along with a mass of such diseased appear- 

 ance, of other organs esseiUial to life, as to leave no doubt in the 

 mind of the Veterinary Surgeon, of their being quite unconnected 

 with the disorder, which proved fatal to the animal ; more especially, 

 when the urgency and decided character of the previous symptoms, 

 have been properly taken into account, — I allude more particularly, 

 to the cases of Horses that have died from inflammatscn of the Heart, 

 Pleura, Lungs, or Kidnies, where Bots have been found in the sto- 

 mach. — But, surely no one who would wish to obtain credit for 

 arguing cautiously and justly on such subjects, would be inchned to 

 maintain, that the Bots were the cause of these fatal disorders, 

 more especially, if he gave himself time to reflect upon the. innume- 

 rable instances of Horses which (having had the Bots nearly a year 

 in their stomachs) have passed them in their full-grown state, with- 

 out appearing to have suffered at anytime during the entire period, 

 the slightest inconvenience from them. Nor can I be readily per- 

 suaded that the Eots are really inimical to the Horse, even by robbing" 

 him of part of his nutriment, having seen them^in great numbers 

 in several Horses that have been killed, either by design (as in the 

 , instance of Glanders) or by accident, and which have been found on 

 dissection in a state of extreme fatness.— Now, this is a thing which 

 could never happen, provided the Bots were. so prejudicial in this 

 respect, as Mr. Clarke seems inclined to admit, — It will not, there- 

 fore, I hope, be objected to me, (taking into account all the facts 

 which have been enumerated,) that I do but substitute one specula- 

 live notion for another, if I maintain, in case the Bots by feeding 

 on tbe Chyme, do rob the Horse of some portion of nutriment (a 



