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ill the pericardium. In my opinion the lungs became the ulti¬ 
mate seat of disease, in consequence of her having caught cold 
during the action of the physic. 
May I solicit your opinion of the treatment of this case, be¬ 
cause Mr. W-has been telling, in a secret vray, to some of 
my employers, that I had bled his mare to death. In a country 
such as this is, where quackery prevails, such things are too 
likely to be believed; especially by individuals unacquainted 
with the rational treatment of disease. Eight pints Scotch, or 
nearly fifteen quarts English, of blood were taken away, during 
the six days’ illness ; and at each venesection I held my finger 
on the artery during the flowing of the blood, watching the 
effect produced. 
I endeavoured to treat the mare according to the various 
symptoms as they arose; and I feel it my duty to arrest and 
repel this censure in its infancy. I hope that your reply will 
convince Mr. W- of his mistake, and also enhance the cha¬ 
racter of the school from which I emanated. 
I have a pretty extensive practice, and have been moderately 
successful. I have not lost a horse, except the one respecting which 
I am writing to you. I take notes of every case I attend ; and, 
when I am not otherwise engaged, I revise them, and read the best 
authors I can procure. Some of my most respectable employers 
are anxious to hear your opinion of the treatment of this case. 
I have no hesitation in stating, that the patient referred to did 
not suffer by the bleeding; on the contrary, had I been con¬ 
sulted, I should have been much inclined to have taken away 
more blood. I doubt whether any treatment could have saved 
the mare. 
My young friend must not expect to get through the world 
without, in some cases, incurring blame where he does not de¬ 
serve it. Most people are, in some measure, chagrined at the 
loss of a horse, and are always ready to complain if they think 
any error has been committed ; and the more ignorant the owner 
is of that which is really proper, the more ready will he be to 
complain. D. 
This paper has been mislaid, or it would have appeared several 
months ago. 
