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I conceive, Sir, you have conferred on us a great benefit by the 
publication of your opinion on this dire disease, and think a case 
in point, like this, which bears favourable testimony to your 
mode of treatment, ought to be brought before the eye of the 
profession. 
I am, &c. 
Charles C. Brett, V. S. 
EXTRACTS FROM MY CASE BOOK. 
By Mr. W. Simpson, V.S., Southampton. 
No. I. 
INFLAMMATION of the lungs. 
On Saturday, May 12th, about two p.m., a bay mare, eight 
years old, belonging to a gentleman in this town, was attacked 
with symptoms of pneumonia. She had been taken to the forge 
to be shod about eleven o’clock, where she remained an hour or 
more, and returned home gay and lively : about one o’clock her 
feed was offered to her, and she commenced devouring it with 
avidity ; but before she had half finished her meal, her appetite 
failed, she became dull and heavy—and upon my arrival at the 
stable (in less than half an hour from the time of her first mani¬ 
festing symptoms of indisposition), I found her trembling exces¬ 
sively, and evincing all the usual symptoms of inflamed lungs, as 
staring coat, laborious breathing, cold extremities: pulse forty- 
eight, and oppressed, 8cc. I immediately opened the jugular 
vein, from which flowed a full stream of blood, until I had 
obtained about thirteeen pounds, when the mare was evidently 
affected by the depletion : inserted a rowel in the brisket.— 
R Pulv. digitalis 9ij, ant. tart. 3j, potassae nit. ^ss, solve in 
aqua Oj. Ordered the legs to be hand-rubbed and bandaged, 
body to be clothed warmly, light diet, &c. 
At seven p.m., I again visited my patient, and found her 
greatly improved; breathing less laborious, legs warm, but ears 
cold; Schneiderian membrane healthy hue, pulse forty-six, more 
lively, but no appetite.—R Pulv. digitalis 9ij, ant. tart. 3j, pot. 
nit. ^ss, aloes Cap. 3j. Ordered cold mash to be put before her; 
no corn or hay. 
May 13th, seven a.m. —The mare had appeared still improv¬ 
ing until about half an hour ago, when greatdillness supervened : I 
found her shivering very much, legs and ears very cold, breathing 
quick and heavy, countenance exceedingly anxious, head ex- 
