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the eyes. Our tyro at once pronounced the necessity of 

 taking blood ; but being rather a timid operator, he, in 

 striking the phleme, only just touched the jugular vein 

 but slightly, the blood scarcely deigning to flow ; conse. 

 quently he pinned up that side, and proceeded to the 

 other, with no better success. The consequence was, the 

 Horse's neck was greatly swollen, and though it was well 



bathed, it had no eflect ; suppuration took place, and the 

 Horse lost the vein on both sides : but while this was 

 going on, the inflammation entirely left the Horse's eyes. 

 The gentleman to whom he belonged kept him for two or 

 three years after, but no inflammation ever returned, f 

 saw the Horse live years after, but he had continued quite 

 well and sound. 



