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others, being willing to try its capability of endurance fully;” 
and the result is satisfactory as to that point, which is inconsi¬ 
derable, when compared with the benefits to be derived from it 
by keeping the feet “ in a sound and healthy state, and in good 
order for use.” If he would state the effects which the expan¬ 
sive mode of shoeing produced upon them, he would confer an 
obligation upon the profession and the public. 
* Having trespassed so long upon your pages, I shall conclude 
with thanking you for the attention you paid to my first commu¬ 
nication, by its early insertion ; and assuring you, that a desire to 
do that justice to Mr. Clark’s discoveries which they deserve, 
was the sole cause of my addressing you then ; and to correct 
Mr. Spooner’s mistakes, prompts me again to subscribe myself 
Your obedient servant, 
W. H. B. 
P. S. If Mr. Spooner wants real information on this subject he 
would do w r ell to consult Mr. Charles Clark’s reply to Mr. Tur¬ 
ner, in the “Farrier and Naturalist,” p. 274; and Mr. Isaac 
Brightwen’s paper, in the same work, p. 234. 
CASE OF IDIOPATHIC TETANUS. 
By Mr. W. C. Spooner, Y. S. of Blandford. 
A black mare, four years old, w 7 as taken in from grass to-day, 
Jan. 28th, in consequence of having been observed to move with 
great stiffness, and to appear very dull. She w r alks with 
difficulty, and straddles uncommonly with her hind legs: the 
principal muscles are rigid; the eyes are fixed, and frequently 
shielded by the membrana nictitans; the abdomen feels tense; 
the ears are stiff; the nostrils dilated; the nose ejected forwards ; 
and, in short, all the symptoms of tetanus are strongly manifested: 
the jaw r s, how r ever, are not quite closed; the respiration is in¬ 
creased, and the pulse 50, but not full. 
Fourteen pounds of blood were taken. On striking the fleam, 
the mare nearly fell down from the effects of the agitation caused 
by the noise. Immediately after the bleeding the pulse rose to 
65, the breathing became greatly increased, and she broke out 
into a profuse sweat. Seeing in The Veterinarian some 
successful cases of tetanus treated by camphor and digitalis, 
very hard. 
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I was induced to give, by means of a bottle, digitalis 3n, cam 
phor 3iii, aloes 3vii, and rectified spirit of w r ine 3iii, diluted witl 
water. The mare dunged during the day, and her faeces were no 
