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wait her time about rising; being so poor and weak and 
faint, she never made the least struggle, except just a bit in 
dividing a nerve. After giving a stimulant and waiting 
awhile, she rose manfully, and in a few minutes after began 
to bleed, about the stream it flows from a horse’s jugular ; I 
placed a compress with bandages round the body by the 
hips and between the thighs, and got her housed as quick as 
possible ; she had to be almost dragged in, when housed she 
fell before we had time to adjust them. Being just on the 
edge of dark, I would not risk casting and unripping the 
sutures to find the vessel, and, satisfied it was venous blood, 
I thought pressure, together with her lying down upon it, 
might arrest the haemorrhage. She breathed very quick and 
was almost pulseless. I gave her some gruel, and left her 
for dead ; next morning, to my surprise, she jumped up quite 
gay, ate mashes and all we gave, and very greedy after 
water. The day passed without any bleeding. The morn- 
ing found part of her supper unconsumed ; drank water 
greedily (allowed a pailful),. and began her mash, but ceased 
eating it, and laid down in a good deal of pain, with her head 
doubled back to the side. I loosed the bandages, gave 
M. S., |vj; Sod. Hydrochlor., Jiv; c. Gent, et Zingib. She 
has not ruminated, and pain is attributed to the digestive 
organs rather than the wound. Very soon after it was given 
she gave up plentiful eructations of fetid gas, and seemed 
relieved ; at noon commenced her mash again, but breathed 
rather quick, and had no cud. I can scarcely hope for a favor- 
able termination. She scoured badly yesterday, and has a 
cough in addition. The largest half, when removed, weighed 
29 lbs., the other half 19 lbs. If it is at all interesting, I will 
forward you the finale. 
I am, Sir, yours most obediently. 
Moorgate, East Retford ; 
June 22, 1853. 
GENTIAN AND ALOES. 
By R. W. Dyer, Waterford. 
Sir, — Much has been written about the action of Radix 
Gentian, upon horses. When the first notice appeared in 
your journal, now some months since, I was induced to make 
trial of it, as recommended by those advocating its use, 
especially as I had frequently observed purgation produced 
by our cordial mass [vide Morton’s e Manual 5 ). 1 made no 
election of cases. 
