ON ROARING. 
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Mr. Cline's opinion on the subject. Mr. Cline was a deservedly 
eminent human surgeon; he had exerted himself in the establish¬ 
ment of the Veterinary College : he was an examiner of veterinary 
pupils, and therefore it w'as supposed that he must be competent 
to give an opinion. He gave one, and at considerable length :— 
The disorder in the horse," said he, which constitutes a roarer, 
is caused by a membranous projection in a part of the windpipe, 
and is the consequence of that part having been inflamed from a 
cold, and injudiciously treated. A roarer, therefore, is not a 
diseased horse, for his lungs and every other part may be per¬ 
fectly sound. The existence of roaring in a stallion cannot be 
of any consequence. It cannot be propagated any more than a 
broken bone, or any other accident." A fair specimen of the 
horse-knowledge of one of the best of those non-descript beings, 
medical examiners of veterinary pupils ! 
Sir Charles returned full of glee ; the good people of Norfolk 
and Suffolk were satisfied ; Major Wilson’s horse was in high 
request; and in a few years a great part of the two counties 
was overrun with roarers, and many a breeder half .ruined. 
Treatment .—Well then, gentlemen, what are we to do with 
these roarers ? Abandon them to their fate ? No,- not so ; but 
we must take care ©f our own reputation, and not rashly under¬ 
take a hopeless aflPair. In the first place, we must obtain all 
the knowledge we can of the origin of the disease. Did it fol¬ 
low strangles, catarrh, bronchitis, or any affection of the respi¬ 
ratory passages? Is it of long standing? Is it now accom¬ 
panied by cough or any symptom of general or local irritation ? 
Can any disorganization of these parts be detected ? Any dis¬ 
tortion of the larynx ? Did it follow breaking-in to harness ? 
The answer to these questions will materially guide our course. 
If there is plain distortion of the larynx or trachea, or the disease 
can be associated, in point of time, with breaking-in to harness, 
or the coachman or proprietor has been accustomed to rein him 
in too tightly or too cruelly, or the sire was a roarer, have nothing 
to do with the case. Do not be too eager to undertake the affair, 
if it is a case of long standing, although clearly referrible to some 
previous disease. But if it is of rather recent date, and fallow¬ 
ing closely on some disease with which it can be clearly con¬ 
nected, commence another careful examination of the patient. 
Is there cough ? Can any heat or tenderness be detected about 
the larynx or trachea ? Follow witli your ear the course of the 
trachea. Is there every where the same uniform rushing noise ; 
or on some particular spot can you detect a more forcible rush¬ 
ing, a wheezing or whistling, or a rattling and guggling? Is that 
wheezing or rattling either confined to one spot, or less sonorous 
