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cold. 1 immediately inserted a seton in his chest, applied a blis- 
ter over it, and gave a ball as yesterday. Warm clothing, and 
bandages to the legs. 
2 p.m. — No remission of the symptoms : indeed 1 have but 
little hope of him, having had him under treatment for severe 
catarrh in July last. I now determined to give opium a trial, as 
the case was urgent, and accordingly, I dissolved two drachms 
of crude opium in warm water, which I gave him in some thin 
gruel. 
7 p.m. — I gave opii 3i in solution, as before. 
9 p.m. — He is evidently under the influence of the opium, and 
I fancy there is a slight remission of the symptoms. Repeat the 
last dose. 
21 st. 2 a.m. — I again visited my patient, and felt satisfied 
that there was a still greater remission of the symptoms. He 
rested his head on the manger as if fast asleep, and it was only 
when he was almost falling that he was roused. No medicine 
was now given. 
12 a.m. — All the symptoms greatly mitigated. I gave pot. 
tart. ant. 3b nit. potassa 3'j in a ball, twice a day. 
22 d. — Improving, but there is a total suspension of intestinal 
action : I consequently ordered enemata frequently, and directed 
him to be horned with well-boiled gruel three times a day. 
23 d . — Bowels still torpid. Continue the enemata and gruel, 
as before. Gave a ball of pot. tart. ant. 3j> sulph. ferri 3ij, and 
zingib. 3ij. 
%4ih . — Bowels regular. Gave ball as yesterday, which was 
continued to the 31st, when he was discharged. 
P.S. — I am trying the effects of the ung. iod. hydrarg. in an 
enormous bursal enlargement of the hock, also in cases of bone 
spavin, on two valuable colts, the one four and the other three 
years old. The result I will communicate to you at no distant 
period. I have been very successful with it in glandular en- 
largements. 
TWO CASES OF TAPPING FOR HYDROTHORAX IN 
THE HORSE. 
By Mr. Henry Mo g ford, V.S., High Wycombe. 
CASE I. 
On the 29th of May, 1840, I was called upon by a carrier, 
named Daniel Pym, of Loudwater, near High Wycombe, to at- 
tend a grey cart gelding, aged, which had been ill for some time. 
