688 CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY. 
Veterinarian the arena on which to make personal attacks. 
I can conceive that a subject like the foregoing (abstractedly 
considered) may be interesting to a great number of its readers ; 
but the moment we quit it to attack each other on any other 
point, we become the subject of derision to the lookers on. 
But, gentlemen, I would not say that to Mr. W. which I would 
not apply to myself ; and I am ready to confess, that this paper 
is not quite free from a stain of this kind. But I have two 
things to plead in extenuation : I did not cast the first stone ; 
and as this is not the first time that Mr. W. has appeared in 
The Veterinarian in a most unamiable light, he must en- 
deavour to take this retort with a good grace. I assure him I 
consider that he has laid himself open to much greater severity 
than I have treated him with. I shall be happy to see his name 
to any paper in future, and should he be inclined to pursue this 
subject any further, let him proceed at once to business. I can 
easily conceive all he can say of me, as feeling myself sore, &c. 
&c. &c.; and as no one else can have any business with it, it 
will save your readers trouble to omit it altogether. 
I remain, gentlemen, yours respectfully, 
E. A. Friend. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY. 
By Mr. You att. 
No. XII. 
Palsy — The Power of Strychnine. 
August 19 th, 1836 — Alpine Dog. He was to-day sud- 
denly attacked with a strange nervous affection. He was con- 
tinually staggering about and falling. His head was forcibly 
bent back, and a little on one side almost to his shoulder. 
Take a pound of blood from him ; insert a seton from ear to ear, 
and give eight grains of calomel. 
21 st . — He has perfectly lost the use of every limb. He is also 
blind— amaurosis. He hears perfectly. Still he eats when the 
food is put to his mouth. Give two large spoonfuls of the castor 
oil mixture daily. 
23 d . — A little better. Can lift his head, and throw it on his 
side ; -will eat when the food is put to his mouth. Continue 
mixture : give half a grain of strychnine daily. 
24^4 — Little change, except that his scrotum is very much 
