ON VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE, 
571 
“ he gave the animal laxative and tonic medicines, &c. &c.” 
The account as stated in the evidence is this —“ that he (John 
Beattie) bled the horse in the neck vein, and gave him a laxative 
drink, and raked the horse, and gave an injection. That he does 
not recollect doing any thing else to the horse; that when he 
saw the said horse next, he gave him an injection ; but wdiether 
he gave him any more laxative medicine he does not recollect. 
That he afterwards bled the horse, blistered him, and put a 
rowel into him. If he recollects rightly, said horse was blistered 
twice ; that he dressed the rowel about twenty times ; that if he 
recollects, horse got two or three doses of laxative medicine; 
that horse also got some tonic medicine.’’ 
The second witness is John Low, who states, he was called to 
visit the horse after he had been ill for sixteen days. This is 
omitted in Mr. Cowie’s report; while he has introduced the 
words “ he applied the remedies most approved , viz. putting a 
rowel,” &c.: in the evidence it stands, “ he applied the remedies 
of putting a rowel,” &c. 
Regarding third witness, John YY’atson: after the word 
“ staggering,” Mr. Cowie has omitted, “ that the disease was in 
an advanced state, and the horse was unable to lower his head ; 
for the word it in italics should be read, “ horses affected with it 
having the desire without the power to eat.” 
I shall pass the nextthree witnesses, John Attenburrow, Thomas 
Smith, and Benjamin Kitching, simply remarking, that if Mr. 
Cowie had introduced the words blistering “ on the head,” as 
is to be found in the written evidence by J. Attenburrow, there 
would appear nothing strange in saying it would make even “ a 
horse look stupid independent of disease and will proceed to 
David Smith, of Fettercairn, who is stated by Mr. Cowie to have 
given the following evidence :—“ David Smith, of Fettercairn, 
studied under Mr. Dick, of Edinburgh ; knows a disease called 
chords, but more properly tetanus; that it may arise from any 
local cause, as from contracted hoofs , as they generally produce 
pain: that this complaint is more likely to arise in horses with 
contracted hoofs than not. The disease can be cured if properly 
treated. Saw the horse in question after he got better, and 
found him have contracted hoofs.” 
In the evidence, however, we find it stated as follows:—David 
Smith says, “ the horse’s hoofs were a good deal contracted.” 
“That chords may arise from any local pain, and also from con¬ 
tracted hoofs, as they generally produce pain ;—that contracted 
hooves is no symptom of chords ;—that said complaint does not 
generally follow contracted hooves ;—that this complaint is more 
‘ likely to arise in horses with contracted hooves than in horses 
