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subject, I was very glad to find he had the boldness to speak his 
mind and support my views on the consequences of the Professor 
furnishing our employers with an account of the remedial mea- 
sures, and which they have used to the exclusion of his own 
pupils. With Mr. Wallis’s account, and in your prophecy of 
the actual bearing of the matter at the time Mr. Sewell’s state- 
ment went forth, I perfectly agree. 
[We regret that Mr. Hayes should have been forgotten in our 
list of those to whom we ventured to apply for information on 
this subject. If there are any others in a similar situation, we 
do beg to assure them that the omission was perfectly unin- 
tentional, and that we should be most thankful for every con- 
tribution. Our brethren in Ireland, and in the north of Scotland, 
have it in their power most materially to assist us. — Y.] 
A CASE OF MALIGNANT EPIDEMIC. 
By Mr. A. S. Cop em an, Walpole. 
Feb. 10th, 1841. — A bay mare pony, six years old off, high 
bred, and in rather low condition, belonging to Mr. A. Saker, of 
this place, was bought of a dealer who lost a mare from malignant 
epidemic about three weeks ago. This pony had been with her 
during her illness. She was yesterday observed to be dull and 
off her feed. 
At 9 o’clock this morning the symptoms were as follow : — 
Pulse 50, weak and compressible ; respiration 25, but neither 
deep nor painfully drawn ; an occasional short dry cough ; ears, 
skin, and legs cool ; the mucous membranes of the eye, nose, and 
mouth pale; great heaviness and depression; with total loss of 
appetite, and the bowels torpid. 
Treatment. — R ol. lini Oj, et pulv. zingib. 5 s s ; administer 
enemata of tepid water frequently. 
6 p.m. — Pulse 54, and soft; extremities cold ; no faeces pass- 
ed : R ol. lini Oss, zing, 3*j : enemas continued. 
11 th, 8 a.m. — Pulse 60, softer; ears and legs cold ; respira- 
tion 19 ; mucous membranes a little injected. She dunged twice 
in the night. The faeces were coated with inspissated mucus. 
Hyd. chlorid. 3j> gruel Oj : enemas continued 
9 p.m. — Pulse 65; respiration 16; bowels relaxed. Sp. aether, 
nit. 3iv, hq. ammon. acet. Jij, pulv. gent. 3ij. 
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