8.2 
POISONING CART HORSES. 
spasmodics given, and a bottle of ol. ricini. I found her 
lying down, looking back and rolling, with a dejected coun- 
tenance, turgescence of tunicae conjunctivae, and Schneiderian 
membrane ; pulse 85 ; flatus of abdomen ; ears and extremi- 
ties cold. Exhibited 3i of barb, aloes in solution, with 
opium ; applied actual cautery to the region of abdomen, &c. ; 
ordered legs to be bandaged, and bloodletting to be repeated ; 
and the administration of opium ; and application of mustard 
embrocation to the belly, if the pains should become intense. 
At six p.m. I visited her again, when she was in an apparently 
sinking state. Her pulse was imperceptible ; breathing so 
gentle as to be scarcely visible ; belly swollen. I was in- 
formed that she was in the most excruciating pain about 
noon, had rolled on her back, and perspired profusely. The 
bleeding I recommended relieved her, together with the 
opiates and embrocations. She has voided no faeces since 
last night, being now like a man helplessly inebriated, from 
the sensorium and nervous system being depressed. I con- 
jectured she had been drugged by the carter. He was 
accused of the same, but stoutly denied it ; as is the invariable 
custom of men who have charge of horses. Exhibited brandy 
and water, after which she rallied. Afterwards gave sol. 
aloes, 3ij ; and hyd. sub , 5SS ; every two hours ; and 
enemas, which have been used from the beginning of her 
illness. 
21st. — Has been in little pain during the night. Pulse 90, 
and weak ; eats a little hay, and drinks gruel ; has voided two 
lots of excrement, not particularly hard; less tension of 
abdomen ; legs and ears warm. Discontinued the medicine, 
and gave plenty of gruel. 
22d. — Pulse 85 ; voids faeces ; hangs her head down ; 
uneasy at times, and looks back ; and walks round the stall ; 
eyes staring, and much reddened ; nasal lining of purple 
hue ; sub-maxillary glands enlarged ; eats a little, and drinks 
large quantities of gruel. To take vegetable tonics. 
23d. — Purges freely; body much thinner; pulse 90; ex- 
tremities warm ; hangs her head down to the ground ; does 
not lie down ; looks back, and is evidently in pain at times ; 
drinks gruel with eagerness. The case I conclude now to 
be one of poisoning, as the obstruction in the bowels is 
removed. Had it been gripes or enteritis, it would have 
terminated ere this. Give ast. et veg. tonics. 
24th. — Bowels still much relaxed ; pulse 92, and weak ; 
respiration accelerated ; swelling of sub-maxillary gland dis- 
appeared ; effusion of serum under abdomen from actual 
cautery; has got very thin. Give vegetable tonics with 
starch gruel. 
