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apoplexy seems blind, deaf, and without bodily feeling. In sonm 

 instances in mad staggers, it is true, the animal may sleep till he drops, 

 but on recovering himself he will manifest the sensitiveness above 

 described. 



Occasionally, the brain alone is involved, in which case he is stupid, 

 dull, and awkward of motion, the nerves of sensation and of motion 

 being both affected ; and during this stage he will sometimes bore hit 

 head against some object ; at others he will rest his haunches upon hit 

 trough or anything else convenient. 



When the membranes covering the brain are inflamed, which is most 

 generally the case, there is restlessness rather than stupor ; the horse 

 trembles ; his general temperature is elevated, while there is great heat 

 about the upper part of the head ; his pulse is excited, his breathing 

 •quick ; his eyes glare ; his movements are irregular ; he paws, stamps, 

 •champs his teeth ; an interval of stupor may occur, but even when just 

 iroused from this condition of repose he is extremely excitable and tremble* 

 violently. 



HORSE DURING THE MAD STAGE OF STAGGERS. 



When the worst symptoms are rapidly developing themselves he begftii 

 suddenly to heave at the flanks ; his eyes brighten and his nostrils expand ,♦ 

 the pupil of the eye dilates to the utmost, and stares wildly and vacantly ; 

 his breathing becomes shorter and quicker ; sometimes he will neigh 

 uneasily ; his ears are erect and bent forward ; the membrane of the eye 

 reddens and contrasts strangeh-^ with the clearness of the cornea or ball j 

 he becomes more aad more excitable, and trembles at every sound, and 



