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the after-math, particularly when luxuriant. The symptoms are— 
heavy moaning, distressing cough, or boost; limbs warm; disincli¬ 
nation for food or water; pulse not much affected; and, in many, 
the sides much fallen : in few, indeed, any hoven. From the symp¬ 
toms, I considered the lungs, in a great measure, the seat of com¬ 
plaint, and, of course, I treated the cases vigorously as such, until, 
in the year 1837, five cows, belonging to Mr. Oliver Ramsay, of 
Wall, near Hexham, became very alarmingly affected. One of 
these alone was bled, and had half a pound of salts, with an ounce 
of ginger ; the others were treated by stimulants alone, say ginger 
2 ounces, caraway 1 ounce, gentian 1 ounce, in a decoction of 
chamomile twice a-day, for four days. All rapidly recovered: the 
one that was bled did not recover sooner than the others. If these 
symptoms depended upon inflammation, what would have been the 
fate of these cows ] But since I invariably adopt the stimulating 
plan, and often add 1 pound of salts or so. The symptoms seemed 
aggravated when descending a hill, and it is singular the milk was 
not so particularly diminished as the apparent distress the animals 
laboured under would lead one to fear. The above-named gen¬ 
tleman is singular for his intelligence in the treatment of cattle, as 
a farmer. He, in a great measure, was the cause of my deviating 
from my old plan of bleeding, purging, counter-irritants, &c. &c. 
ON STRINGHALT. 
By Mr. J. M. Hales, Oswestry. 
The draught of the paper which I now send you was written 
immediately after the publication of the case of the race-horse 
“ Guildford,” in The VETERINARIAN of August 1838, but was 
thrown by and nearly forgotten : perhaps it may find a place in 
next month’s number, if thought worth that much consideration. 
The curious case of Stringhalt, reported in The VETERINARIAN 
for August last, brings to my mind some cases of that peculiar 
disease which occurred within my observation several years ago, 
in which stringhalt followed local injuries done to the hock. 1 
shall, in the first place, give a short history of three cases, which 
very much attracted my attention at the time, and then make a few 
remarks respecting them, as bearing on the opinion of Mr. Spooner 
relative to the morbid state of the sciatic nerve. In commencing 
the detail of the cases alluded to, I shall, perhaps, be excused for 
taking an extract from my note book made fifteen years ago. 
“ Stringhalt I believe to follow considerable local injuries to the 
liock, oftener than professional men in general seem aware. J was 
