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falling backward, struck his head so violently on the ground as to 
fracture his skull, which killed him on the spot. On dissection a 
tumour was found in each lateral ventricle of the brain, about the 
size of a hen’s egg, or about one-third larger than those in the brain 
you have sent me. It is probable you will find that some of these 
symptoms had existed, if you can learn the history of the case. 
I was requested to see a curious case of staggers, on Thursday 
last, at Bengour. A gentleman had ridden the horse about some 
covers, but a fox had not been discovered, and on stopping at the 
farm where I found him, he suddenly put his nose down to the 
ground, from which position it was impossible to get him to move 
it, until after being freely bled, and even then it was with diffi- 
culty it could be sufficiently raised to enable him with assistance 
to get into a loose box, near the door of which he luckily was 
when attacked with the disease. As the hounds had not found, 
I was informed the horse had been merely walking about, and 
was quite cool. Previous to being bled, the bloodvessels about 
his head became very much filled, and a strong throbbing of the 
carotid arteries was observed. When I saw him next day he had 
so recovered as only to shew a slight giddiness, which a little lax- 
ative medicine relieved, so that in three days he was able to be 
taken home, and is now apparently quite well. 
Your’s, sincerely, 
William Dick. 
MR. WELLS’ REPLY TO PROFESSOR DICK* 
To the Editors of “ The Veterinarian.” 
Gentlemen, — PROFESSOR DlCK, in noticing the communications 
of Mr. Fisher and mvselft, states that he shall not, at present, 
answer them, in order that time may be allowed to shew what 
right we have to demand any information from him, or what he 
owes the profession. I am personally unknown to Mr. Fisher, 
and the light in which his communication is viewed by the Pro- 
fessor is equally unknown to me ; but I think, in reference to my 
own, if it be re-perused, no demand of any kind will be found in 
it, but merely an expressed hope that the Professor would favour, 
not me alone, but the great body of the profession, with his mode 
of curing a disease hitherto considered by the best authorities as 
* In allusion to the Professor’s remarks in our Number for February, p. 97. 
f These letters will be found in our January Number. 
