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effects of the bleeding, the poor dumb creature began 

 to sweat. First a few drops oozed/>ut, and dropped 

 down from between the hind legs, then all along the 

 belly, then a shower, whilst the trembling and work- 

 ing within and about the flank and abdomen were 

 enough to indicate the condition of suffering. He 

 was placed in a box stall, where he immediately laid 

 down. The eyes, which were bright when he was led 

 out, were now dim. I stroked his head, and he turned 

 1 it toward me as if he knew, and wished to attest his 

 appreciation of my feelings toward him. I left him 

 when the poisoning began. As if mashing, purging, 

 bleeding, and blistering were not enough ! No, not 

 enough ! He must have some aconite thrust down 

 his throat. The tub of cold water to stand in was 

 the only really rational feature of the treatment in 

 this case. 



I have elsewhere given the general line of treat- 

 ment for founder. I wilj conclude this by stating 

 what should have been omitted in this treatment : 

 He should not have been fed to make blood to be let 

 out by the pailful. If not fed the purging would not 

 have even seemed necessary. If he had not had 

 mashes he would have had less fever (his tempera- 

 ture was ioi£° F.), and under hygienic treatment the 

 fever would soon have left him altogether. Every- 

 thing, except the tub of cold water for the feet, that 

 was done was so much to the bad. Fifty years hence 

 a veterinarian who should attempt to abuse a horse 

 in the manner I have described would — not be shot at 

 sight, because the world is steadily becoming more 



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