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My friend Western, to whom I communicated my doubts, 
has also been trying experiments, which, I doubt not, he 
will communicate to you. The result I believe to be, that he 
has left off using “Ant. Tart.” as a nauseant or sedative. 
Record of Ten Cases. 
B' 1474, off feed ; R Gentian®, xiv, 
Aloes, 
jiijss ; well purged. 
G 1100, off feed ; „ 
3 iv > 
11 
3iij ; well purged, two days. 
H 1167, lame ; „ 
3iv, 
11 
5iij ; slightly purged. 
B 1356, lame; ,, 
3 1, jss, 
11 
3iijss ; well purged, two days. 
C 1131, ulcer; „ 
Siijss, 
11 
5 iijss ; well purged, two days. 
B 1524, lame; „ 
3iv, 
11 
5iij ; purged. 
G 1781, lame; 
3i v * 
11 
3 iij ; purged after 30 horns. 
G 1703, ulcer; ,, 
3 iijss, 
11 
jiijss ; well purged. 
E 881, off feed; „ 
jiijss, 
11 
5iijss ; over purged. 
A 1619, lame; „ 
5iv, 
11 
5ijss ; not moved 
You could hardly have 
more 
certainty with as many lull 
doses of Aloes; but enough, or you will be wishing me 
somewhere else for trespassing on your time and pages. 
Believe me, yours, &c, 
April, 1853. 
ACTION OF POTASSIO-TARTRATE OF ANTIMONY. 
By J. Western, Y.S., Madras Horse Artillery. 
Dear Sir, — A hint from a friend soon after his return to 
India from furlough, induced me to test the virtue of the 
Fotassio-Tartrate of Antimony in solution , — a form in which 
I confess I had never thought of exhibiting the drug. 
For years past, notwithstanding the place it holds in the 
pharmacy of almost every veterinary practitioner, backed too 
as it is by Professor Morton, 1 have held doubts of its 
efficacy, and was really glad to receive the fillip anent the 
matter; so forthwith instituted the following experiment: — 
I must premise, however, that the head-quarters of 
artillery possess the advantage (?) of receiving an extensive 
and frequent influx of recruits, who, in their schooling, used 
to make such havoc amongst the horses of the brigade that 
Government sanctioned a certain number of cast horses to 
be retained on the staff, extra to the brigade, as drill horses, 
for drill purposes only, under the adjutant and riding-master. 
My subject for experiment was one of these “ lame,” not 
for the first time or even second. Therefore, while rest was 
necessary, and the patient otherwise in excellent health, l 
could work my wicked will upon him without damage to the 
state or detriment to the service. 
