MR. EVANS IN REPLY TO MR. BROWN. 
“ Let the galled jade wince, our withers are un wrung.” 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Sir, — I SHALL feel obliged by your allowing me space, in the 
next number of your valuable periodical, for the following reply to 
the statements of Mr. Samuel Brown : — 
The truth is, that, when at Croxton Park Races, on Friday, the 
22d of March, 1 was accosted by Mr. Musson, of Colsterworth, who 
requested me to accompany him to Hose, in order to see a valuable 
cart mare that had received a wound in her side. Of course, I 
assented, and, until our arrival near the village was not apprised that 
Mr. Brown had been communicated with. Mr. Musson then in- 
formed me, that Mr. Brown had been sent for on the 19th, but 
who replied that he could not come that day. He was then requested 
to see her as soon as possible. He inquired the state of the mare, 
and the cause of the injury, for which he sent a liniment. He did 
not go to his patient, who continued to get gradually worse, until 
the 22d, when the swelling had increased to an immense size, and 
the mare refused her food. This induced the farming man again 
to send for Mr. Brown, who, on this his first visit, pronounced her 
in a dangerous state. He dressed the wound, ordered fomentations, 
and promised to see her again on the 24th. On this being commu- 
nicated to Mr. Musson, he determined to have my opinion, for 
which purpose he followed me to the Park. 
Under these circumstances I acted as, I believe, every other pro- 
fessional man — not excepting Mr. Samuel Brown — would have 
done ; I accompanied Mr. Musson, and, in order to ascertain the 
nature of the malady, extracted the tent that had been placed in the 
wound by Mr. Brown, and found the mare in a very dangerous state. 
The inflammation surrounding the wound, not having been reduced 
at the proper time, had run on to gangrene. The sore itself was in a 
state of sphacelus, and there were symptoms of high constitutional 
derangement. It was my intention to replace the tent, but, disco- 
vering that there was no dressing left, I formed the best liniment I 
could on the spot; which consisted of two parts of turpentine, one 
part of olive oil, and half a part of tincture of myrrh. 
I made no remark upon the treatment adopted by Mr. Sam. 
Brown, but advised Mr. Musson to remain at Hose, and, if Mr. B. did 
not attend early on the following morning, not to neglect sending for 
him ; at the same time expressing my belief that Mr. B. would 
