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Beattie, standing forth to deliver his scientific sentiments ; who 
on being solemnly sworn, deponed, that he was called to the 
horse in question; he found him affected about the head with 
something like sleepy staggers, and fever all over! No particular 
fever, but symptoms of general fever, with evident disease over 
the whole body ! and he gave the animal laxative and tonic 
medicines, &c. 8cc. 
John Low was next examined. Has practised for thirty years; 
was called to the horse in question; found him affected with 
the disease called chords, and in an advanced state; the brain 
appearing to be affected; and the animal labouring under 
stupor, and exhibiting the symptoms of staggering, with such 
stiffness of the neck, back, and loins, that he could not reach 
his knee with his head.—Has seen several cases of the 
kind : it comes on gradually; could not come on in one night. 
The first symptom is a stiffness of the neck and muscles of the 
back : it arises from various causes, but generally from colds 
or external injuries—it is difficult at first to discover. He ap¬ 
plied remedies most approved, viz. putting a rowel in the counter, 
and introducing air below the skin, along each side oj' the neck , 
and cutting off a part ofi the tail!! and blistering on the head 
and neck, and applying opening medicine. With this treatment 
the horse got so far better, that in three days he could bend his 
head a little. These are remedies which the deponent has 
always used in such cases. He attended the horse for two months, 
when he got so much better as not to require him further. It is 
a chronic complaint, and curable when taken in proper time. 
Approved of Beattie’s treatment. Is acquainted with Blaine’s work. 
John Watson.—Has practised for a length of time. Knows 
the disease called chords. Saw the horse in question, and he 
was affected with chords, with some degree of locked-jaw, and 
an affection of the brain, occasionally staggering: it comes on 
gradually, proceeds from cold, and some times from external in¬ 
jury; may exist sometime before observed: loss of appetite is 
no symptom of the disease, as he has seen horses in it with a 
desire, without the power to eat; and this one seemed to be the 
same. Approved of Low's treatment. 
John Attenburrovv was next examined for the defendant re¬ 
specting the nature of the disease. Deponed that he served 
five years and a half as an apprentice to Mr. Richard, of Not¬ 
tingham ; was Jour months at the veterinary college of Mr. Field, 
of Oxford Street, London. On being interrogated, deponed, 
there is no such medical term as chords; what is so called 
he terms strangles. On being asked whether a work-horse 
rode quick a mile or two, and then walked very slowly or left 
at a door, would be apt to take the strangles , deponed in the 
