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it requires longer time to study the science ; was never at a 
college, but has lamin’ enough ; made a post-mortem examination 
of the animal ; is of opinion that death was caused by inflamma- 
tion ; is convinced that the causes were on at the time of sale. 
Our “ Miles Nacopleen” (Miles of the ponies) was here ably 
cross-examined by Mr. Quin, the solicitor for the defendant, and 
afforded the Court considerable amusement. As it would occupy 
too much of our space to give insertion to all his wondrous know- 
ledge — though he did “ switch the primer” that he possessed it — 
we shall merely content ourselves by informing our readers that he 
was unable to explain to the Court the nature or effect of inflam- 
mation, or to give the meaning of the word adhesion , which, he 
said, existed between the diaphragm and the lungs, “ and so sick- 
ned the horse’s stomach, that he did not eat three penn'orth all the 
time he was in plaintiff’s possession.” “ Tt was enough,” he said, 
“ to kill an elephant,” 
Mr. Small, of the Armagh Horse Bazaar, being present, was 
asked by the Court for his opinion of the case. He stated that 
inflammation of the lungs in the horse ran its course very rapidly, 
and often terminated fatally in forty-eight hours. The black ap- 
pearance of the lungs after death, and their being easily torn by 
the fingers, deceived the inexperienced into the belief that the dis- 
ease had been of long standing. It was considered by him to be 
quite possible for the horse to be sound on Tuesday, and die of 
pleurisy on the following Sunday. If the horse had a cough at 
the time of sale, and swelling of the glands in the jaw, they were 
symptoms of catarrh ; or if the horse were young, he might be 
breeding strangles. These appearances would make the animal 
more susceptible of the disease of which he died. A horse, strictly 
speaking, could not be considered sound while he had them. The 
seeds of disease, when discovered, constitute unsoundness. The 
time that may elapse before a disease is fully developed depends 
very much upon the operation of the exciting cause. This horse, 
having a cold on him in the fair, and after a journey of sixty miles, 
if put into a hot stable would be very apt to contract the disease 
of which he died ; if put into a cold one, he would be less likely 
to suffer. There are two kinds of inflammation of the chest and 
lungs, which are common to the horse, called acute and chronic. 
Acute inflammation may kill a horse in a few hours. It is caused 
by over-exertion, metastasis of disease, and hot stables. A horse 
may labour under chronic inflammation of the lungs, or their mem- 
branes, for many weeks. From the evidence which he had* heard, 
he was quite certain that it was the former of these affections which 
destroyed the horse. It was rank nonsense to suppose that the 
lungs and diaphragm could adhere. There was one distinguishing 
symptom of chronic inflammation of the lungs which could never 
