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of a convulsive or spasmodic character; the nostrils dilated; 
the look wild and anxious, with loss of motive power in the 
right hind limb ; together with the entire absence of spasm 
of any of the voluntary muscles. Also reduction of temperature 
in the affected limb ; and suppression of urine ; then, as con- 
valescence becomes established, we observe the “ muscular 
catching $ and spasmodic contractions” ivith “irregular respiration ,” 
which is so clearly alluded to by Dr. Copland. Indeed, 
throughout the identity of the two diseases is so remarkably 
close, that to me it appears a superfluous labour to insist 
further upon it. 
“ One of the principal points of difference, however, between 
hysteria, as manifested in the human being and the mare, is, 
with regard to the state of the urinary organs. In the former, 
according to the authorities which I have quoted (for I make 
no pretence to a practical acquaintance with human disease 
myself,) it appears the disease usually commences with an 
abundant secretion of limpid urine; while, in the latter, the 
secretion of urine is very abundant, but is loaded with blood, 
seemingly venous, and which, as a matter of course, causes 
the secretion to be dark or coffee-coloured ; nevertheless, 
more extended observation may lead us to the knowledge 
that this abundant secretion of limpid urine may be one of 
its attendant states ; in fact, it cannot be expected that six 
cases of so important a disease will furnish us with all its 
pathognomonic phenomena.” 
Let us test our author, as to the identity of the disease he 
has presented us with six cases of, a little closer, taking for 
our prototype and exemplar human pathology, as far as it 
seems legitimately applicable to animal medicine. 
If Mr. Haycock’s disease anywise assume the hysterical 
character, it is when hysteria puts on the garb of the irregular 
and anomalous disease, leaving all but untouched and un- 
disturbed the generative organs. Dr. Copland’s pathology 
of hysteria is, “That hysteria arises from the state of the 
organic nervous influence, endowing the generative organs of the 
female, and that a similar state of the sexual organs of the male 
very rarely occasions it,” &c. And Dr. Elliotson, in his 
{ Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Medicine,’ says, 
(l This (hysteria) is a disease which occurs much more fre- 
quently in females than in males ; and in females particularly 
during their sexual period, if I may so call it,” &c. “ Any 
