INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 



trated Horse Doctor," by J. B. Lippincott & Co., as it 



gives a detailed account of the eye and its various diseases. 



In the country, where the people are in a semi-barbarous 



state in regard to such matters, they blow in dry bird-lime 



through a quill, and if that does not restore, which it is 



impossible that it should do, as it only makes bad worse, 



they aggravate the case by blowing in pulverized glass, 



which causes the poor animal intense 



suffering ; and if there was a shade of 



hope for his sight, this caps the 



climax, and he is a blind horse for 



life. I once had a curious case in a 



superb gray horse, owned and ridden 



by a physician, who was a heavy man 



and a heavier rider ; he was absolutely 



ridden blind. I bought him for 



twenty-five dollars as an experiment. 



On examination found his eyes cov- 



ered with a sort of blue film, the 



DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING 

 THE ACTION OF BELLA- 

 DONNA. 



The inner space repre- 

 sents the natural pupil, on 

 no cataract is to be 

 The 



washer terribly inflamed, and by some on two partial cataracts 



- * are to be remarked, i he 



invisible attachment drawn up, nearly other space merely repre- 



sents the dilated pupil. 



half over or near the ball. I also ob- 



served in his ear a prominent cord; and, thinking over 



PARTIAL CATARACTS, OR SMALL WHITE 

 SPECK WITHIN THE PUPIL OF THE EYE. 



COMPLETE CATARACT. 



it, wondered if that was by some slight ligament attached 

 to the washer, as that cord, from its hardness, was evi- 



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