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ON THE GOOD EFFECT OF THE APPLICATION 
OF THE DEUTO-IODURET OF MERCURY. 
By Mr. W. H. Surnek, Hereford. 
Observing in the last number of your excellent periodical 
an account of the beneficial effects of the application of the deuto- 
ioduret of mercury by Mr. Lord, of Doncaster, I am induced to 
send you the following short communication, if you should think 
it worthy of insertion. 
On the 1st of April, 1841, I rode a chestnut-horse, nearly 
thorough-bred, with the Herefordshire hounds, and, after a severe 
run of nearly two hours, my horse having cried “ enough/' 
I turned homeward. I soon found that he went very lame, and, 
on examination, I observed that he had thrown out two curbs. 
Under the direction of Mr. Hall, whose pupil I have the 
honour to be, I reduced the inflammation by fomentation and 
physic, and then applied the deuto-ioduret of mercury in small 
quantities, well rubbed in every morning, the legs being washed 
before each fomentation. I continued this for a fortnight, and 
then applied the ointment on every fourth morning only. 
The horse is able to resume his former duties, and quite sound. 
He has grown fat under this treatment. 
ON EPILEPSY. 
By Mr. J. Tombs, F.<S., Perskore. 
March 16th, 1842. 
Dear Sir, — I certainly should be grieved to see our old friend. 
The Veterinarian, retrograde; and if the subjoined cases 
will have any tendency in forwarding its onward progress, they 
are at your service. 
I am, dear Sir, your's respectfully. 
April 2\st. 1840. — A pony, the property cf a clergyman of 
this town, when drawing a carriage on the road, became suddenly 
intractable, and ran into a hedge. He was taken home in an un- 
conscious state. 1 was sent for, and found him plunging about, 
rearing up, and falling backwards, and when down his whole 
frame was dreadfully convulsed. After the fit had abated, I ab- 
