ON HEPATITIS, 
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ings, would, every time the usual preparations were made to 
dress his sores, stale most profusely, and tremble, and otherwise 
evince the dread he had of submitting to the operation. 
*Horse& that are very troublesome, and even impracticable to 
be shod in the ordinary way, will very often submit quite tamely 
and quietly to the operation on being blindfolded. There is 
something in the sight of the smith or his apparatus which of¬ 
fends ; and the spectacle is prevented by the blinds. 
To conclude an article, which the experience of some of your 
correspondents could (and I hope will) very much add to, I 
have been told of a proprietor of hounds and an ample stud, 
who chooses his hunters with plain large heads. His reason for 
which is, that such horses in general possess a ken beyond other 
or smaller and handsomer heads. To this I may add, that I know 
a gentleman of no mean celebrity on the turf, and of acknow¬ 
ledged skill in racing matters, who lays out large sums for other 
people as well as himself, and who (as far as concerns the 
animal itself) pins his faith on the size and shape of the horse’s 
head, and the contour and expression of the countenance, rather 
than upon “ make and shape.” And, by way of Jinale , I must 
confess myself, that I like a horse with what is called “ a plain 
head,” providing it be not a very large ugly concern. Perhaps 
you, gentlemen, or some of your correspondents, will make pub¬ 
lic your sentiments on the subject. In doing which you will 
much gratify your humble servant, 
Inquisitor. 
ON HEPATITIS. 
By Mr. John Tombs, V.S., Bengal Artillery. 
Nov. £th, 1829.—A large black horse, belonging to the riding 
establishment at Dum Dum, near Calcutta, was reported sick. 
The farrier informed me, that when the horse was first attacked in 
the morning, he lay down two or three times, and made an unsuc¬ 
cessful effort to roll. He thought the animal was griped, conse¬ 
quently gave him a ball composed of common turpentine and 
nitre, and took eight pounds of blood from the neck. I saw 
the horse in the afternoon, when the following symptoms were 
indisputably manifest: viz., pulse 0‘0, and extremely soft; re¬ 
spiration laborious; eyes slightly tinged with yellow; mouth 
dry, hot, and of a livid colour; urine voided frequently, which 
produced pain and uneasiness; excessive thirst; costiveness. 
The animal being in a state of plethora, and in high condition, 
1 ordered the farrier to subtract sixteen pounds of blood from 
