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CONSTIPATION. 
an hour ; and then to be returned to his box, littered down, and let 
loose. He now was tranquil, stood in one place, taking little 
notice of any body or any thing that was doing. At half-past two 
o’clock, a warm bran mash and some chilled water were offered 
to him, or rather placed at his disposal ; but he loathed both. 
5 o'clock, p.m. — He had become again uneasy. He was found 
walking round his box, searching for places to lie down ; then 
lying down and rolling, looking at his flank, and otherwise ex- 
pressing the same pain he had felt before. My assistant admi- 
nistered another simple enema, which brought away a considerable 
quantity of dung, nowise differing from that ordinarily passed. 
Then again he was led out for exercise; and, while walking out, 
several times was remarked to strike his belly with his hind feet: 
and great difficulty was experienced by the groom in preventing 
him lying down. Soon he was returned again to his box, and, 
no sooner let loose therein than he lay down and rolled, and 
arose again, and repeated this over and over again, looking at 
the same time with much distress at his flank, and then he com- 
menced blowing and profusely sweating in patches, under the 
belly and between the legs. This was not to be endured a mo- 
ment ; and, therefore, sixteen pounds of blood were immediately 
abstracted ; which done, extra warm clothing was put upon him : 
and, his legs, which were quite cold, were rubbed until warm, and 
afterwards encased in flannel. His bed was set smooth once more, 
and, appearing relieved by the blood-letting, he was left again 
to himself. Being watched through the key-hole of the door, he 
was observed to stand quiet for about a quarter of an hour, 
during which he had a scanty motion. He next lay down, and 
remained reclining upon his near side for the space of twenty 
minutes. Then he became again restless, rising upon his legs, 
and lying down, but not expressing so much pain as he had done. 
A quarter before 8 o'clock, p.m. — He had another copious dis- 
charge of dung of the ordinary character, in soft conglomerated 
balls. At half past eight o’clock I saw him again. Finding that he 
had been bled abundantly in my absence, according to directions I 
had left, and that the blood-letting had relieved him, and that he 
was now, compared to what he had been, manifesting but slight 
uneasiness, 1 ordered a mustard embrocation to be applied to 
the belly, with a view of, by counter-irritation, withdrawing any 
disposition there might be to the setting-in of inflammation : 
thinking that the present relief would only prove temporary. 
My assistant and the groom sat up in attendance on him during 
the night, visiting him about every half hour. He continued free 
from the expression of any pain, and passed dung no less than 
four or five different times. 
