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had, the proprietor said, the very same actions as before. A 
careful examination did not leave me room to doubt of the na¬ 
ture of the affection ; the symptoms which I had observed on 
the first occasion were manifested anew. The same mucilagin¬ 
ous drinks and injections were administered ; and he died on the 
fourth day, in more intense agony than is usually observed in 
these cases. 
On opening the colon, there was found a considerable mass of 
hard stercoral matter; the portion of the intestine which con¬ 
tained the concretion was black and gangrenous; the remainder 
of that viscus presented traces of intense inflammation. 
CASE IV. 
An entire horse, six years"old. 
When they were about to feed this horse in the morning, 
it was observed that he had pawed his litter very much in the 
night, and that he seemed uneasy; but as he ate and drank as 
usual, and seemed easy after this feed, they took him to his work. 
At noon he did not feed so well; the colicky pains had returned, 
but, although permanent, they were less intense than in the 
morning. ' 
I was sent for. He had warm mucilaginous drinks, emollient 
injections, &c.; but he became worse and worse, and died on 
the seventh ni^ht. 
On examining him after death, I found a stercoral concretion 
in the usual situation. 
CASE V. 
A little while after the death of this horse, the'same proprietor 
brought me a second, which had been attacked by the same ma¬ 
lady. The symptoms were the same, and the mode of treatment 
which I adopted the same; but seeing no amendment after a 
few days, I administered forty-five grains of emetic tartar in 
some mucilaginous decoction. This dose not having produced 
any evacuation at the expiration of twelve hours, i gave fifty 
grains more: evacuations were now produced, and a few days 
afterwards the cure was complete. 
CASE VI. 
An entire horse, eight years old, was suddenly seized with 
violent colic, which returned several times during the day. The 
proprietor took but little notice of the case, except that the horse 
was not worked for several days ; but, seeing that the symptoms 
became more aggravated, he caused him to be brought to me.* 
The horse, which, at the first moment of an attack, lay down 
