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rise. This time I felt satisfied with my operations : I now enter- 
tained no doubt I should make a cure of the watery eyes. After 
the operation, I had the eyes fomented daily, and ordered some 
cathartic medicine. 
11 th . — Both eyes looking much better: not half the quantity 
of tears as formerly flow the wrong way. Slight conjunctival 
inflammation. 
1 5th . — Very little watering over the face ; the eyes looking 
greatly improved; neither inflamed, nor as much as before in- 
tolerant of light. 
20 th . — The amendment has been uninterruptedly progressive. 
The tears now flow the proper way: the horse is cured of his 
“ watery eyes.” 
I have thought, since the occurrence of the above, that the 
catgut bougies employed in surgical practice would prove just 
the thing for a case of this kind ; and might possibly, were it 
necessary, be insinuated through the curvatures of the canal. 
But, may we not succeed in curing such cases as this by syring- 
ing alone ? I think we shall find we may. If not, then comes 
the question about the kind and use of the bougie. 
A SINGULAR CASE OF SUFFOCATION IN A HORSE. 
By Mr. B. Nicholson, Womersley , Yorkshire . 
I have been a reader, gentlemen, of your excellent periodical 
from its commencement. At the close of the last session, I did 
fear a little that you might have been induced to abandon the 
post which you have so long occupied with honour to yourselves, 
and advantage to your profession : but you are still there. There I 
am convinced you will remain while your lives are spared, and 
long may that be ! 
Presuming on the privilege of an old subscriber, l am induced 
to send you a case, not an absolutely novel one, but of rare oc- 
currence and considerable interest. Out of a very great number 
of cases of the present epidemic that have come under my care 
it stands alone, and I feel it my duty to put it on record in your 
excellent journal. 
A valuable horse, the property of G. II. Beard, Esq. of Roal, 
was labouring under all the symptoms of the prevailing epidemic. 
It had low fever — cough — sore throat — inflammation of the sub- 
maxillary glands, and the adjacent tissues — the pulse scarcely 
