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muzzle of this animal, a quantity of fluid in which particles of im¬ 
perfectly masticated food were swimming. Notwithstanding this 
he gave the beast its usual quantity of food, and went away, after 
having cleaned the floor of the stable under the beast. On his re¬ 
turn he was surprised to find it again covered with saliva and half 
masticated food. He then watched the animal, which w’as conti¬ 
nuing to ruminate, and he perceived that a great portion of the 
bolus fell from the left side of the mouth, which was partly open. 
When he drank he was unable perfectly to close the mouth, and 
the greater portion of the water likewise escaped. 
I saw the animal on the same day. The litter was every instant 
covered Avith a great quantity of saliva, mixed with partially tri¬ 
turated food. I perceived that every part of the left side of 
the face was paralyzed, the right side remaining unaffected. The 
left eye was as fixed as that of a mummy—the eyelids were mo¬ 
tionless—the aim of the nose ceased to contract in the act of breath¬ 
ing—the ear was motionless, and the lips on the left side apart 
from each other. When he attempted to walk he dragged his left 
fore foot on the ground ; the whole of the limb Avas altogether Avith- 
out voluntary motion, and its sensibility Avas extinct. I plunged 
my bistoury into the muscles of the fore-arm, and the animal did 
not appear to be conscious of it. The pulse and the mucous mem¬ 
branes Avere in a healthy state. Then my diagnosis Avas local 
palsy, involving both voluntary motion and sensibility. My prog¬ 
nosis was uncertain, and the cause of the disease was altogether 
unknown. 
I, at first, had the Avhole of the paralyzed parts well dry-rubbed 
Avith a Avisp of hay. I then had the hair cut off, and caused the parts 
to be Avell embrocated Avith hot vinegar ; to this succeeded a blister 
plaister, as large as a hand, on the jaAV ; and another of the same 
kind, but of double the size, on the neck. Finally, I rubbed the 
Avhole of the limb Avith spirit of turpentine, and administered a 
strong diuretic. For food I gave him at first chaff mixed Avith a 
little barley-meal, and made into a kind of mash Avith hot Avater. 
He afterwards had a little hay and good straAV. 
Tavo days after the application of the blister, there Avas consider¬ 
able swelling of the parts, and several vesicles had risen, Avhich I 
opened. On the third day, considerable suppuration Avas esta¬ 
blished, which I maintained during tAvelve days. 
By sloAV degrees, feeling and the poAver of motion returned to tlie 
parts; and on the fifteenth day the animal ruminated Avithout drop¬ 
ping the least portion of his food. At this period he returned to 
his usual food. At the end ol a month he Avas completely cured. 
He Avas then fattened, and, in due time, sent to the butcher. 
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