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there and elsewhere being, that in the former situation it presented 
the shining appearance of the inner coat of the vein, and in the 
other was covered with a membrane of its own not shining. It 
will be seen by the sketch, that there are several small tumours in 
the neighbourhood, and these were found in a diminutive form in 
nearly every muscle of the body. There was one, however, about 
the size of a small egg, that could be felt above the elbow, and 
this had been there a long time, ever since he had been in his 
lordship’s possession, and the grooms used to say that it was a 
pistol shot. From this circumstance, however, it would appear 
that the disease must have been coming on for a very long period. 
N.B.—Natives of Arabia are, I believe, particularly subject to 
hard black tumours, which penetrate often to the bone. Can this 
disease, in an Arabian horse, be of a similar nature! 
STRYCHNIA. 
By Mr. W. You ATT. 
It may not be quite uninteresting to our readers to know the 
result of one of our experiments with the strychnia. A large owl— 
the great-eared owl—was observed on August the 16th, of the pre¬ 
sent year, to have amaurosis in both eyes. It was thought to be a 
fair experiment for the strychnia, and one-eighth of a grain was 
given morning and night in a bit of meat. The quantity was 
gradually increased until the 25th of September, when each dose 
amounted to one-third of a grain; and this we had continued until 
November the 2d,’ the bird retaining his full condition—the appe¬ 
tite not impaired, and, although no benefit seemed to be derived, 
yet the patient evidently not suffering from the exhibition of this 
fearful quantity. 
This was continued until November the 21st, no amendment 
being perceived, but, on the contrary, a considerable spasmodic, nod¬ 
ding motion of the head having commenced, and which, witK some 
slight remissions, continued through the day. The medicine was 
given as before. 
26^A.—The spasmodic motion has somewhat increased, but there 
is not the slightest return of sight. More than three months have 
now passed since we began the exhibition of the strychnia. Such 
a case is a fair subject for experiment. We will even add to this 
strange quantity, and give three-fourths of a grain daily. 
