264 DISEASES AMONG HORSES IN THE CRIMEA. 
of poultices in some cases, usually complete the cure, although 
the cures are often very tedious ones. 
Then, again, the cases of lameness from kicks, bites, etc., 
are very numerous. The horses being merely picquetted, 
(no bales existing at present), they are continually injuring 
themselves. I have also many cases of (Edema, and seven 
cases of Farcy. I have likewise had more cases of Enteritis 
than I like, eleven in all, and three fatal ones. One horse 
belonging to the last detachment, I had destroyed for “ Acute 
Glanders.” The animal was much debilitated, and had been 
left on the hills for two nights, being unable to travel. I 
examined it cursorily in the evening when it was brought in, 
and ordered a diffusible stimulant and a warm mash ; but in 
the morning, on again more carefully examining it, the 
symptoms were much increased in urgency, and I ordered it 
to be destroyed immediately ; and as the last detachment of 
which it formed a unit were all much debilitated, in fact, 
emaciated, I suggested that they should be paraded every 
morning, lest others should be affected, and thus infect the 
whole depot. For my assistants, I have one serjeant and 
one farrier, who superintend the Turkish grooms. I did 
come out here with the mistaken idea that these Turks were 
fond of horses and good grooms; but I was deceived, for 
they are the most lazy, idle, lying, deceitful fellows I ever 
saw ; and force, with constant supervision, is necessary to get 
even moderate attention paid. The horses arrive here in a 
woful state as regards shoes ; and sometimes almost hoofless, 
from travelling without those necessary articles. I am in 
favour of the Turkish shoes for horses here, with some slight 
alteration. This, however, is a subject which, just now, I 
will leave untouched, or I may bring down on my poor self 
various antagonistic assertions which at present I have not 
time to reply to; (by the word i( present,” I mean while here 
doing such heavy duty). 
As if to overwhelm me with practice, I have been obliged 
to inspect the cattle here belonging to the Commissariat; 
for there is great mortality amongst them, and “ My dear 
Doctor” is constantly wanted for an opinion, and often have 
I had to make post-mortems in the open air, the bleak winds 
almost piercing me through. I have had very many reports 
to make, for dysentery and pneumonia are rife. 
Among the porcine tribe I have an almost unlimited field 
for practice, there being now 5000 head here. Constant 
shipments are being made of them to Balaclava for the troops, 
and herds are continually arriving. My directions are chiefly 
for the pevention of disease, for 1 am almost minus niedi- 
