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ing and harrowing : That he has often assisted in opening and 
dissecting horses: That in his opinion inflammation will bring 
on growing in a horse’s inside: That there might be a growing- 
in the inside of a horse without inflammation. 
Robert Barr, veterinary surgeon, deponed. That he has attend¬ 
ed a course of lectures by Mr. Dick, veterinary surgeon in Edin¬ 
burgh, for nine months, and got a certificate qualifying him; and 
it is six years since he was so qualified, and he has since prac¬ 
tised as a veterinary surgeon : That inflammation in the bowels 
of a horse, particularly about the kidneys, and adhesion of the 
inflamed parts, is sometimes very rapid in its progress, and causes 
death in a few days : That it is more rapid in some horses than 
others, owing to the extent of it. Interrogated, If while labour¬ 
ing under the disease of adhesion of the intestines to the back 
and kidneys, a horse will have a sickly appearance, or would he 
eat and dung well ? Depones, That it depends upon the rapid¬ 
ness, and extent or violence of the inflammation, and whether it 
is chronic or acute; and chronic inflammation or adhesion may 
go on for a considerable time without causing any injury to the 
animal’s health: That adhesion of the intestines, when to any 
extent, will form a growing or protuberance on the parts: That 
when a horse changes hands, it does often happen that his 
appearance, and the state of his bowels, are changed from the 
mode of feeding or other causes? and that he has seen, in 
many cases, that the change of feeding and stable management 
often changes the constitution of a horse : That where a horse 
dies of the disease called inflammation, the intestines are gene¬ 
rally inflamed, and of a reddish colour; and sometimes the 
disease ends in mortification, and sometimes in effusion, or water 
in the belly. Interrogated, Whether it sometimes happens that 
there is a growing or growth in the inside of a horse, distinct 
from adhesion, occasioned by inflammation ? Depones, That 
there are sometimes concretions formed in the bowels themselves, 
particularly on old horses; but he has never seen it in young 
horses. Interrogated, If w'here there is a growing upon the 
inside of a horse, the period of the commencement of that growth 
is to be judged of by its size and solidity? Depones, That it 
must, from its nature and size. Interrogated, Whether a growth 
about eight or nine inches square, and about tw'O inches deep, 
and of a solid substance, could form in a short period? Depones, 
That he could not give a decisive answer to the question unless 
he had seen the growth. Interrogated, If a growth from the 
back of a horse pressing upon the intestines, will prevent that 
horse from having free passage ? Depones, That if the pressure 
of the growth comes to form an obstruction on the bowels, it will 
