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inflammation have for ages been advanced, and, for a time, eus 
tained ; but even at the present day the various doctrines appear 
to be considered altogether problematical.” 
We often hear, in common parlance, that, “if inflammation seta 
in, the horse will die.” Now, the very reverse of this is the case; 
for, while inflammation lasts, there is strength, vitality, and aug- 
mented action, though there may be much pain. This should by 
interpreted as the warning voice of Nature, to apprise us of 2 loss 
of equilibrium in the circulation of the blood, or some deranged 
condition of the system; and we should heed the warning and 
array ourselves on the side of Nature, in view of promoting a full 
and free cizcelation of tne blood over the system, so that there 
shall be no excess anywhere; and the derangement, wherever it 
exists, must next command our attention. 
While inflammation and pain exists, there is hope. Take, for 
example, inflammation of the intestines. While that stage lasta, 
the animal is not in danger; but so soon as inflammation and 
pain ceases, (often accomplished through the means of bleeding 
and narcotism,) we then open up a new page of pathology. In 
the course of a few hours the animal dies. Of what—inflamma- 
tion? No. He dies of mortification, or gangrene of the bowels, 
Therefore death was not caused by inflammation. 
So in regard to phrenitis (inflammation of the brain). A cer- 
tain amount of pain and activity in the parts are observable; the 
inflammation may now be attacked after the true Sangrado fash- 
ion; the inflammation is subdued, but still the animal is no bet-: 
ter. He dies, Of what does he die? Not of inflammation, for 
the autopsy reveals, very often, softening of the brain, and duid 
is found within the lateral ventricles. Softening of the brain ia 
equivalent to gangrene (death of a part). Then, again, horses 
cun not be said to die of inflammation when the practitioner de- 
clares that he heroically subdued it some time previous to the 
death of the animal. 
There is no proof that bleeding has any directly beneficial 
infueuce over the course of inflammations, either external .: :n- 
ternal. Surgeons never bleed now in external inflammation ; and 
educated and liberal physicians have given up all arguments in 
favor of the practice for internal inflammation. Goon, in his 
“Study of Medicine,” seems to have given us some definite in- 
frrmation regarding the effect of blood-letting in inflammation, 
