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there is the slightest disease of the lungs, there is always a de¬ 
rangement of the general health, and that a great growing upon 
the lungs would produce a very great and marked derangement 
of the general health. Depones, That a horse labouring under 
the disease of the lungs, as mentioned by Goudie, and such an 
obstruction of the bowels, could not possibly have a glossy coat, 
nor could he be playful and active at his work, and eat well till 
within a fortnight or three weeks of his death. Depones, That 
if a horse were hard worked in the month of November, till he 
was put into a profuse sweat, and had then a large quantity of 
cold water given to him, this would be extremely apt to produce 
inflammation of the lungs, kidneys, or bowels, but most probably 
of the latter. Depones, That a horse may be seized with inflam¬ 
mation, and adhesion might take place within two or three days, 
and a deposition of lymph to the extent of two tumblers may be 
made in the course of seven days. Depones, That change of 
diet, situation, and general management, is very often the cause 
of inflammation. Depones, That chronic inflammation of the 
lungs causes them to swell beyond their natural size. Depones, 
That it is impossible that any growth or tumour on the lungs 
can take place without previous inflammation. Depones, That 
inflammation cannot take place to such an extent as to produce 
tumour or growing on the lungs without its being apparent to 
any one at all acquainted with horses, that the animal was ill. 
Depones, That there is no way of ascertaining the existence of 
inflammation, or any internal disease in a horse, independent of 
the pulse, the eye, state of his appetite, regularity of his viscera, 
and symptoms of pain exhibited. Depones, That a large growing 
on the lungs of a horse must necessarily affect his respiration 
very much. Depones, That inflammation in the lungs of a horse 
may destroy the horse, and his bowels be not at all affected. 
Depones, That a young horse is much less apt to have growths 
or tumours in the intestines than an old one. Depones, That if 
he were called on to prescribe for a horse labouring under a dis¬ 
ease in the bowels, such as cholic and grippings, he would not 
consider it very active treatment to prescribe half an ounce of 
laudanum, half an ounce of nitre, and to give the horse some 
clysters, taking only a small quantity of blood from him. De¬ 
pones, That if next day he found the horse still getting worse, 
he would not have contented himself with taking two and a half 
Scotch pints of blood from him, but would have taken from 
seven to nine quarts, according to the size of the animal. De¬ 
pones, That he considers laudanum a proper medicine for grip¬ 
pings, but that half an ounce is too small a quantity, the proper 
dose being from two to four ounces, repeated every hour and a 
