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THE USE OF EMETIC TARTAR 
CASE IV. 
2d April, 1818.—A horse, eight years old, and very fat, be¬ 
longing to the same troop, was attacked with vertigo. At 
4 P.M., having broken his halter, he abandoned himself to the 
most violent movements, and ran into a court, and hurled himself 
with frightful force against a wall. His eyes were brilliant, but 
the buccal, nasal, and conjunctival membranes were of a yellow 
colour. He was bled four times in the space of four hours— 
many drinks with emetic tartar were administered, and also some 
injections. At ten o^clock the horse was calm. 
3c?.—The horse is now stupid—he pushes against the wall, or 
supports his head on the manger. He drinks from time to 
time a few gulps of white water, with emetic tartar, which he 
sucked for a long time, and he also searched for something 
to eat. 
Ath ,—He had frequent mucous evacuations. The membranes 
retained their yellow tint, and during the five or six following 
days he continued to improve. 
10^^.—There remained only a kind of drowsiness, which those 
accustomed to him said he always seemed to have. He was 
considered as cured, but did not return to the troop until the 
1st of May. It was unfortunate for him that he did then return, 
for about 5 p.m. he began to be stupid and to stagger about. 
From this he seemed to recover a little, but about nine o’clock 
he had a decided attack of apoplexy. He fell—for a few minutes 
respiration seemed to be suspended, and it was afterwards per¬ 
formed in a hurried, laboured manner. A copious bleeding some¬ 
what calmed him, and he was got up; but an hour afterwards 
he fell again, and at eleven o’clock he died: his limbs had been 
previously paralyzed and cold. 
CASE V. 
23c? April, 1819.—A horse of the fifth troop was attacked at 
four o’clock in the morning ; at seven o’clock there was a well- 
marked remission, and he was calm during the remainder of the 
day. He had been bled twice, and some emeto-cathartic drinks 
had been administered. During the night he had another attack, 
which lasted about a quarter of an hour, and was followed by 
profound sleepiness. On the following day his state varied little: 
he was again bled, and cold water was dashed on his head. 
He endeavoured to eat some bran which was at the bottom of his 
drink : he made several efforts to swallow, but nothing passed, 
except a few drops of the white water. I have often remarked 
these ineffectual attempts to swallow in the horse labouring 
under vertigo. 
