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COMMUNICATION FROM MR. HAUSTON. 
you will give insertion to this communication in your next 
number. 
Mr. Horsburgh states that I had attended the mare for 
eighteen months previously, whereas the fact is that Mr. 
Herdman, farmer, South Side, brought this mare four years 
since to me for my examination, at which time I told him she 
had the strangles. The case had been neglected, for nothing 
had been done to the mare with a view of effecting a cure 
for the four months. On examination, I found that a dis- 
charge came from both nostrils, and that the submaxillary and 
parotid glands were both enlarged. This discharge had an 
offensive smell, and a soft place on the nasal bones could 
be detected. I had the mare cast, and carefully examined 
her teeth, and found them all sound. As I had never seen 
a case of the kind before, I proposed to the owner to have 
the opinion of Professor Dick, and the mare was consequently 
taken to Edinburgh two days afterwards, when she was 
examined, and operated upon by the late Mr. Barlow. Neither 
Professor Dick nor Mr. Barlow found anything wrong with 
her teeth. 
Mr. Horsburgh states that he removed a diseased tooth, 
which of course I do not dispute ; but would observe that, 
in all probability, this tooth had become diseased in the inter- 
val which elapsed between the time of my examination and 
the period of her being placed under the care of Mr. 
Horsburgh. 
I saw this mare ten days ago, and am enabled to state that 
she is not even now any better, and for a proof of this I beg 
to call your attention to the annexed note, which I have 
received from Mr. Herdman. # * * 
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October 20, 1856. 
Southsire ; October 13, 1856. 
Dear Sir, — I have received yours of this date, respecting 
my mare. I am sorry to say that, after all that had been 
done, she was still discharging from the nostril when I parted 
with her. I sold her last Giffard Fair, to Mr. James Downer, 
Musselburgh, where I think she can now be seen, 
I am, yours, &c., 
Thomas Herdman. 
