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occasioned by the crowsfoot, that I asked the coachman if the horse 
had not been out to grass: he said, no; that he was kept in the 
stable and fed on hay and corn. However, I bled him, and gave 
the remedies I have formerly described. 
On my visiting him in the evening T observed some grass—a 
very small quantity—on the outside of the stable, appearing as if 
it were dropped in carrying there, which induced me to inquire if 
some of it had not been given to the horse. The coachman replied: 
that he had cut some the night before, and given him. I asked 
him whether he knew the herb called crowsfoot: he replied in the 
affirmative. “ Do you know,” continued T, “ if any grows where 
you cut the grass you gave the horse ?” He said,No.” But as 
I felt more than usual interest in the case, I went to the place 
where the grass had been cut, and found in the surrounding mea¬ 
dow, which consisted principally of a swampy piece of ground, 
plenty of the ranunculus. 
In order that we may arrive at facts, let me observe how neces¬ 
sary it is to make a thorough investigation. It would appear ex¬ 
traordinary that the animal should persist in feeding upon a herb 
so evidently noxious. Anxious to account for it, I led a horse to 
the spot alluded to, and watched him, and found that he carefully 
avoided the isolated herb, and only admitted it into his mouth when 
in connexion with the surrounding grass; which will account, I 
think, for the fact, observed by Professor Gelle, that the disease 
exhibits itself more in September than at any other part of the 
year; for at that time, if the field has been mown, it is not much 
higher than the grass, and cannot be so easily avoided by the ani¬ 
mal. I have observed the frothing at the mouth in five minutes 
after horses have eaten it. 
Hoping these passing remarks on one of the questions lately 
mooted in your valuable miscellany may prove advantageous to the 
pursuits you are so laudably anxious to encourage, I beg to sub¬ 
scribe myself, 8cc. 
THE CORNISH HORSE. 
At the last meeting of the Cornwall Agricultural Association, 
of which our worthy coadjutor, Mr. Karkeek, is, much to his honour, 
and a noble example for others to 1‘ollow, the Secretary, some use¬ 
ful mention was made of the Cornish horse, and tlie improvement 
which it was desirable to effect in him, and the mode of effecting it. 
The Editor of “ The Cornwall Royal Gazette” thus speaks of what 
Mr. Karkeek said on this subject:—‘‘ We would point out Mr. 
