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into his house, warm water was offered to him, which he drunk, 
and he ate some tares. No evacuation. 
5, p.m. — Easy, occasionally picks a little of his food. No 
evacuation. All our strength was mustered, and three and a 
half pints of castor oil and half a pint of laudanum were poured 
into him, and washed down with a little warm water. After 
being loosened he almost immediately began to eat his tares, 
with a small portion of which he was occasionally supplied ; and 
when he had no tares, he ate his litter. 
9, p.m. — Easy, apparently doing well, but no evacuation. He 
has now more than seven pints and a half of castor oil and forty 
grains of calomel in him, besides a pint of laudanum and two 
grains of opium. Let him alone for the night. 
IQth . — An evacuation has at length been procured, but not 
at all of a purgative character. The animal, however, has more 
of his usual appearance and habits, and we trust that we may 
regard him as safe. Still I wish that his bow 7 els were well 
opened. 
6, p.m. — Evening coming on, and there being no other eva- 
cuation, and the animal evidently every now and then making 
ineffectual attempts to void his dung, the strength of the garden 
was mustered, and three pints of castor oil were given. He was 
scarcely released from the ropes, when he voided a small quantity 
of hard feces. 
17th . — This morning there is no indication of absolute pain; 
— he feeds when he is coaxed to eat, and he ate a small quantity 
both of tares and hay of his own accord, but his appearance is 
not satisfactory. He is always lying down — he gets more and 
more dull — more manageable, because he is more dull and stupid. 
He certainly has a strange quantity of purgative medicine in 
him, but it has not had the desired effect. His bowels must 
be opened ; — let the day pass, and see what it will produce. 
9, p.m. — No evacuation, and he is in the same dull and list- 
less state. Give him a pound and a half of Epsom salts in solu- 
tion with two drachms of ginger. He had the whole of it. 
I8fA. — There has been an evacuation in the night, but it is 
small in quantity, and hard. He scarcely feeds — -he lies lazily 
about, and his mouth and muzzle are getting very hot. His 
bowels should be opened, yet he has taken an enormous quantity 
of medicine. If I proceed, may I not raise that which I shall 
be unable to subdue? Supply him with plenty of warm water, 
but give no medicine. We have tried, but it is now utterly 
impossible to administer an enema. 
19 th . — He appears to be quite easy — but he lies about dull 
and listless — he does not eat more than half his usual quantity 
