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the same parasitic productions within tumours upon the poll and 
shoulder, whereby the animal was rendered comparatively useless, 
and was consequently destroyed. 
You did me the honour, in an editorial appendage, to take espe- 
cial notice of the case, and remark upon it as unique, and of a 
hitherto unrecorded description in veterinary patholog)' : at least 
such is my impression. The number of The Veterinarian is 
from home. 
Another case of the kind having come under my cognizance, I 
take the liberty to forward the leg for your inspection and preserva- 
tion. A few observations as to the history, treatment, and singu- 
larity of the case, are perhaps necessary . 
The horse, a chestnut cart-bred gelding, was the property of the 
same gentleman, Mr. S. Akerman, of Patney, who bred the other, 
the subject of the January memoir. They were of the same age. 
were depastured together, and were both lame for a long period. 
Upon referring to my books, I find this horse has been lame nearly 
two years and a half; not so much so, however, but that he could 
be occasionally made useful. In addition to his lameness before, 
his gait posteriorly was paralytic. 
In May 1846, from supposed inflammation of the capsular 
membrane of the flexor tendons, he was locally bled, physicked, 
and ordered fomentations, and a high-heeled shoe. 
In June, the liquid blister was applied. 
In July, he was turned out to grass : subsequently he was put 
to work. 
Sept. 1847. — A mercurial liniment was applied daily. 
In October and November, the like ; with iodine ointment in 
combination. 
Dec. 3 Oth. — A mild mercurial ointment to be daily repeated. 
1848, Feb. 1 6th. — The ointment was discontinued, and the 
horse considered equal to do light work again. 
Aug. 16/4. — The same unguent was ordered to be repeated 
daily, the leg having become much enlarged from work. 
Sept. 12 th. — The like, with iodine ointment. 
Oct. 5th. — After a consultation with the owner, who could not 
concur in opinion with me that the disease was similar to that of 
the grey horse*, it was settled that he should be fired. 
Nov. 8 th. — He had been worked a few days (slightly lame), and 
was taken into the water to wash the clay from his legs, after his 
day’s work was over ; when^ from some hitherto unexplained 
cause (most probably his paralytic affection), he became almost 
suddenly drowned. 
* For an account of which case, see “ The Veterinarian” for Jan. 1848, 
vol. xxi, page 3. 
