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and had been used for general purposes, . being a very docile 
mare, and eight months gone with foal. On the day previous to 
her death, on putting her into the cart she snapped repeatedly at 
the man, and shewed other symptoms of such a peculiar character, 
that she was put into the stable, and was afterwards taken a 
distance of four miles, to a man said to be skilled in the treatment 
of "all disease to which flesh is heir,” but who, unfortunately, was 
as ignorant of the true nature of the disease as the horse itself, 
and who prescribed a bottle of medicine, in the administering of 
which she ground the horn between her teeth, and inflicted sum- 
mary punishment on the operators. The twitch was applied, but it 
only exasperated her, and further attempts were not made : water 
was then offered, which she refused, throwing up her head against 
the roof of the stable, which was rather low. They then concluded 
that she was mad. 
My inquiries elicited from the men in Mr. Shawcross’s employ, 
that on the 22d December, 1849 (leaving a period of fifty-one 
days before the development of the disease), whilst returning from 
the pit with a load of coals, she was attacked on the off side by a 
black and white bitch of the bull and terrier breed, that jumped 
up and bit her on the lip. This bitch was known to be mad, and 
was soon afterwards destroyed. 
Present Symptoms . — She 'was standing in the stall, and on ap- 
proaching her she snapped, and tried to bite ; failing which, she 
eagerly laid hold of the rack or manger. She rubbed her muzzle 
on the right side forcibly against the wall, and, on attempting to 
approach her on that side, her attacks were more violent than on 
the other. The eyes were full and bright, and great restlessness 
and anxiety were betrayed by frequent neighing. She made many 
efforts to empty the bladder, and small quantities of urine passed 
at each. Water was offered her, which she partook of with 
avidity, and which was swallowed by a spasmodic effort for two 
or three go-downs ; she would then recede for half a minute and 
commence afresh. This she repeated until she had consumed a 
gallon. 
Ten o'clock, A.M. — All the above symptoms were aggravated. 
She stared wildly about; then, fixing her gaze upon one object, 
she would dash furiously at it, and each attack was accompanied 
with a gush of blood from the mouth. These attacks were made 
so repeatedly and with such violence, that the superior maxillary 
jaw was fractured immediately behind the symphysis, the alveolar 
processes of the incisors broken, and the teeth displaced. 
It was my intention to have watched the case to its termination, 
but I was obliged to leave on account of other business, and was 
informed by a messenger that she died a little after twelve at noon, 
