SUDDEN DEATH OF TWO HORSES. 
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eyes. I left instructions to give the pony two wineglassfuls 
of brandy in one hour and a half, and to be repeated again 
with the same interval if necessary, and a little sloppy 
mash or gruel to be allowed if he would take it. 
August 7th. — I again visited my patient. Pulse stronger; 
eyes brighter, and natural in expression ; breathing better, 
but still heavy ; had dunged twice, but not urinated ; and 
had eaten a little mash. Administered 5v Aloes, in solution, 
and left some Spt. iEth. Nit., and Liq. Ammon. Acet., to be 
given at two hours interval. 
8th. — He was seen by the assistant, who found him a little 
off his food, but convalescent. A little tonic medicine was 
left, with instructions to keep him from dry and hard food for 
a few days. 
SUDDEN DEATH OF TWO HORSES. SUSPECTED 
POISONING OF THREE BY ALIMENTARY 
MATTER. 
By W. P. Toll, M.R.C.Y.S., Rolleston, Burton-on Trent. 
The history of the following cases is necessarily very brief. 
The subjects were three fine cart-horses, aged respectively 
three, six, and eight years. With a view to your readers 
understanding the particulars more easily, I will speak of 
the cases as Nos. 1, 2, and 3. 
No. 1 was a mare, eight years old; No. 2 a horse, six 
years old, and No. 3 a horse, three years old; the property of 
Mr. John Holbrook, farmer, in this place. The horses had 
of late had only light but regular work. Upon being brought 
to the stable early in the afternoon of Friday, July 29th, they 
were fed as usual with green food, but had, in addition, 
about half a strike of brewer's grains, with a small quantity 
of oil-cake and some rice-meal, which had been given to 
a cow, but not eaten by her. About five o’clock on the same 
afternoon the horses were taken, as usual, to the field to 
graze, when they appeared in their ordinary health and 
spirits. 
On the carter going to the field to fetch them up on the 
following morning, between five and six o'clock, he found 
them all ill, and showing great abdominal pain. They had 
evidently been in pain for many hours, as they were much 
bruised by rolling and knocking about. Nos. 1 and 2 were 
tympanitic, the bowels being much distended. No. 3 was 
