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and that no case is known which required the interference of the 
police. We trust, however, that a proper vigilance will be kept 
up, for we all know how prone mankind are to relapse into error, 
especially when personal interest leads the way. — Globe. 
Sagacity and Affection in a Horse. 
On Tuesday an inquest was held at the Globe, Ellen-street, 
Commercial-road, before Mr. Baker, on Samuel Fretwell, aged 
forty-eight. 
Ann Fretwell, of 8, Ellen-street, wife of the deceased, stated, 
that about the middle of last February, deceased, who was carman 
to a Mr. Smithers of Well-street, on going to a hay-loft up a ladder, 
on gaining the last step overbalanced himself, and fell to the ground 
on his head, in which state he remained for two hours in an insen- 
sible condition. During the time he was lying there, several per- 
sons who had missed him called to him, but received no answer. 
Near where the deceased lay was an old horse that was much 
attached to the deceased, locked in a stable ; and he, hearing the 
deceased moaning for such a length of time, contrived by kicking 
with its hind legs to burst the door open, and going to the deceased, 
caressed him in the most affectionate manner, and caught hold in 
its mouth of a mackintosh which deceased had on, and dragged 
him to the manger. The deceased was then enabled to lay hold 
of the horse’s mane, owing to its putting its head down, and by 
these means he got up and crawled home. 
A large wound was left on his head, which, however, gradually 
healed up ; but he still remained in a bad condition and very weak 
from the effect of the blow. On Wednesday week last he suddenly 
expired in consequence of the wound and a slight concussion of 
the brain. 
Communications from Mr. Perrett , near Pickering, Yorkshire. 
The Origin of Blister made of Cantharides. 
BLISTERS made of cantharides were first introduced into the me- 
dical practice by Aretseus, a Greek physician and medical writer, 
about fifty years before Christ. (Vide Le Clerk’s History of Physic.) 
Mr. J. Elliott and Philander says, sixty years before Christ, from 
Trusler’s Chronology. Mr. Maylin observes, that Hippocrates, 
who died in (or about) the year of the world 3643, mentions the 
use of cantharides; and Galen, who died in 201, mentions them 
as poison if taken internally. 
