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MISCELLANEA. 
The very high authority of Mr. Percivall on this subject 
should now induce practitioners to try it ; and I am satisfied 
they will find in it a powerful and valuable remedy for many 
cases that occur, both in horse and cattle practice. 
MISCELLANEA. 
A Long Fast. 
The Censeur de Lyons gives the following remarkable fact in 
the physiology of animals : — - 
“ On the 2d ult., a boy, in the employ of the miller at the 
village of Tarcieux, lost one of the flock of turkeys under his 
charge ; and it was not found till the 5th instant, having re- 
mained the whole of the thirty days without food. The poor 
bird was discovered in a hole in the wall of part of the mill, into 
which it had got, and from which it could not afterwards emerge. 
It was lying with its head under its wing, in a sort of stupor. At 
the commencement of its fast, the turkey weighed between 110 
and 120 ounces ; but, when found, it was reduced to little more 
than feathers, skin, and bone, weighing not more than 21 ounces, 
it was not dead ; and the miller, following the prescription of the 
medecin malgrt lui, for mute girls and parroquets, administered 
to his bird small quantities of bread sopped in wine. After an 
hour the attenuated animal opened his eyes, and assumed an 
energy of motion like one in a state of intoxication ; but has 
since become gradually better, and there is every appearance that 
it will soon be restored to perfect health.” 
