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ment beins: mixed with it: it seemed almost as clean when 
passed, as when drunk. If he got the benefit of his meat, he 
received no benefit of his drink, for it passed off as fast as he 
drank it; and from this cause, apparently, he became very much 
emaciated. Durino; the time he was with me he shewed no 
symptoms of disease, but a slight attack of gripes, which only 
lasted/or about an hour: this was about a month before he died. 
Prior to death, the wound was as small as a quill: there was a 
great quantity of a whitish mucus discharged from the opening, 
but the faeces were discharged by the natural passage. He was 
allowed only two pints of water a-day, with some pea-meal, un¬ 
less when, for sake of experiment, he was given a larger quan¬ 
tity. He has been kept on a meal diet, principally; and the 
larger proportion pea-meal, with a small allowance of hay.’’ 
When Mr. T. first saw the horse, he says he gave a clyster of 
water-gruel, which gave a great deal of inconvenience, seem¬ 
ingly, by emptying the posterior intestines too much, as flatus 
passed, seemingly, from the orifice to the anus, and he worked 
like a pair of bellows for four hours. He then injected a solution 
of sulph. zinc, at the orifice, which caused griping pains for a 
short time; but they did not recur again, although this was 
afterwards frequently repeated. 
FATAL AFFECTION OF THE BOWELS IN HORSES, 
RESEMBLING CHOLERA. 
By Mr. Dick. 
Cases of Mr. M’Turk’s Horses, near Moffat. 
From the end of November, 1831, until the end of March 
following, Mr. M‘Turk lost seven farm horses out of eight by a 
disease, of which the following are the symptoms : — 
The first had been doing little work for two days prior to his 
death, but was employed for an hour before being seized in lead¬ 
ing corn from the stack, which was light work, the day being 
mild ; and he had been on the same feeding for two months, and 
which consisted of hay and oat straw, but more especially the 
latter as fodder, and two feeds of old oats per day. 
He was suddenly attacked with purging ; after being put into 
the stable, and having got his water, symptoms of cholic came 
on ; also a rigor, which continued until death, the pains increasing 
as the disease advanced ; the mouth, tongue, legs, and ears, 
were very cold; with great difficulty of breathing, and with heavy 
heaving of the flanks. The veins of the legs appeared full of 
blood ; but such was the state of it, that if the veins were pressed 
