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5. The mare lies down and gets up frequently ; when down 
she rolls and struggles violently. 
6. The mucous membrane of the mouth presents a sooty 
aspect, and the tongue is cold and soapy. 
7. The animal is violently purged ; she parts with a brown 
watery matter, which emits a bad effluvium. 
Such are the principal symptoms. 
To have veratrum ip, aquae §ij. In half an hour afterwards I 
gave ver. ; and shortly after that the mare was removed to 
her own stable, entirely free from pain, and the skin perfectly 
dry. I gave orders for her to remain in the stable for the day, 
and in the evening she had sulphur, first trituration, two grains. 
The day following she was taken to work, and has continued 
well up to the present time. 
Case III. 
February 8th, 1850. — Was requested about seven o’clock 
P.M. to attend upon a horse, the property of Mr. Charles 
Beardsell, of Holme, a village situate about eight miles and 
a half from Huddersfield. 
History, fyc . — The animal is of a dark brown colour, well 
bred, stands fifteen hands two inches high, and is rising five 
years of age; he has been the property of Mr. Beardsell about 
eight months, during which period the horse has always been 
very healthy until to-day, when about eleven o’clock he mani- 
fested symptoms of severe abdominal pain. The owner had 
recourse to several remedies, such as giving the animal pepper- 
mint, also a strong decoction of senna, and on one occasion he 
administered about an ounce of tincture of opium ; but finding 
matters in the evening considerably vvorse, and the animal 
being a valuable one, he despatched a messenger for me a little 
after six o’clock. I lost no time in repairing to the place, and 
reached Holme a few minutes before eight o’clock, at which 
time the horse had then been suffering nine hours. 
Present Symptoms. 
1. Pulse 68, and somewhat wiry. 
2. Respirations I cannot well count, but they appear to be 
from thirty to forty per minute. 
3. Patches of cold clammy perspiration exist over various 
parts of the body. 
4. The extremities are deathly cold, and the hair upon them 
presents a fine glossy aspect. 
5. The abdomen is tense, and tender when pressed upon. 
