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animal in the simplest possible way? — and if you admit that this 
is an advantage which is gained before the cow calves, no one 
will deny me the advantage that comes after it. 
In conclusion I have only to add, that as soon as Mr. Friend, 
or any other honest veterinarian, will produce two cases of puer- 
peral fever, where, by the post-mortem examination, the disease 
was confined to the brain, or to the “ organic motor nerves,” but 
where the contents of the abdomen remained unscaithed (free from 
disease), I shall then, but not till then , “go over to his side.” 
A CASE OF ACUTE FOUNDER IN BOTH HIND FEET. 
By Mr. Charles Clark, London. 
Tiie subject was a brown mare, seven-years old, purchased 
at the last Lincoln fair by a west-end dealer, who brought 
her up to town in the string with a number of other horses. 
She was docked and shod after the fair, and left Lincoln sound; 
but after the first day’s journey appeared to favour the off hind 
foot, which induced the owner to have the shoe removed, when, 
however, no cause was found for the lameness ; and as it was not 
severe at first, they continued to travel her towards town. On 
the morning I saw her she had come nearly thirty miles; she was 
very lame in the off leg, and partially so on the near one. After 
standing a short time she became worse; and the blame being 
still imputed to the farrier, we contrived, with great difficulty, 
to raise the foot far enough from the ground to take off the shoe, 
when I w r as surprised to find that the wall w T as particularly good 
and strong; and the nails had all been driven with such unequi- 
vocal safety, that l at once exonerated poor Vulcan (in this in- 
stance) from all share of blame. The near shoe we could not 
then take off, for the mare would not stand a moment on the 
other feet. The symptoms now became exceedingly puzzling. 
The feet themselves did not feel very hot, but the legs were un- 
commonly so. She kept shifting them quickly, and the muscles 
^f the thighs and loins were constricted and quivering in a man- 
ner I never saw before to such a degree. The pulse w T as accele- 
rated, and eyes staring with pain ; but she kept snatching small 
quantities of food, and drank freely. 
She was bled largely, had a mild dose of aloes, and repeated 
clysters, with warm fomentations and bandages to all legs. 
May 3d. -—Much worse ; equally in pain with both legs ; muscles 
more constricted and rigid; head and tail staring. Has lain 
