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THE EYE OF THE HORSE. 
tice of ray Letters on the Condition of Hunters was highly flat¬ 
tering ; but move so than they deserved*. 
A CASE OF TETANUS, PRECEDED BY UNUSUAL 
SYMPTOMS, AND SUCCESSFULLY TREATED. 
% Mr. J. Gwynne, V.S., Welshpool. 
On the evening of August 22, 1833, I was suddenly called 
to a brown horse, the property ofa gentleman in this neighbour¬ 
hood, who, in the breaking him in for harness, ran away, upsetting 
the vehicle, and from the fall and the injury received was unab e 
to rise. In this condition 1 found him. He had lost the use o 
his hind extremities, and when raised up by a number ot men, 
was unable to stand. I immediately bled him freely, whici m a 
short time seemed to relieve him a little ; but in attempting to 
remove him he nearly fell. The owner, being present, was very 
anxious that he should be destroyed ; but I prevailed upon him to 
leave the horse under my care. My first object was to have him 
removed to the nearest stable that could be obtained. While 
consulting which would be the best way to convey him thither, 
the horse endeavoured to move himself forward, which with the 
help of two strong men who supported his hind parts, he accom¬ 
plished. In this way he reached the stable. On a further exa¬ 
mination, I found he had received extensive injury of the head 
and surrounding parts. I again opened tne vein an e ini 
until he became faint, and in the course ot tne evening gave nn 
aloes ziij, digitalis 3ij, nitre 3iij, in a ball; bandaged his legs ; 
ordered a bran mash, &c., and left him under the care ofa servant 
for the night. ....... , , q 
23 d .—I find him this morning able to use his hind >egs, but lie 
has lost all controul of the near fore-leg, which is thrown about 
in a circuitous manner; his eye upon the same side has a g assy 
appearance, and the sight nearly gone; pulse 60. In repeating 
the ball I find a stiffness of the jaw', and upon examination ot tne 
* We cannot allow that our critique on the Letters on the Condition 
of Hunters was more favourable than the work deserved, there ate ew 
of our readers who have not perused them with much pleasure, and improve¬ 
ment too. We shall at all times be most happy to hear from the author ol 
Nimrod’s Letters. The opinions of so accurate an observer of the horse 
must always be entitled to attention, and will not often be wide I tom the 
truth; and' to know that such a man entertains “ a high regard tor oui 
profession, is gratifying to us.— Edit. 
