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pulse was 48, languid, and weak. The surface of his body was 
soon bedewed with cold perspiration, and the uneasiness rapidly 
increased—he pawed considerably, yet his breathing was very 
little disturbed. 
An ounce each of laudanum and spirit of nitrous ether was 
administered, properly diluted, but with very trivial mitigation of 
the symptoms. 
I then set six men to work to rub him until he became dry and 
warm, and then turned him into a loose box. He immediately 
lay down, and turned his muzzle towards his side. The pulse 
was still 48, and very little altered from its former languid cha¬ 
racter. I had him raised, and I attempted to extract a little 
blood; but I met with considerable difficulty in finding the vein. 
Before eight ounces of blood had flowed, symptoms of fainting 
occurred, and I hastily closed the orifice. He began again to 
perspire profusely. His cloth was removed, and he was again 
rubbed dry. By the use of ventilation and internal stimulants 
the faintness disappeared; but his pulse now suddenly and fear¬ 
fully changed. It rose in a very few minutes to 120; but it was 
fluttering, and almost imperceptible. Partial sweats broke out 
about him—the mucous membranes of the mouth and nose as¬ 
sumed a deathy paleness—the pupils became greatly dilated, and 
the eyes were insensible to light: the respiration, however, was 
but slightly affected, except that there was an occasional sobbing 
inspiration. By the use of stimulants and restoratives he lived 
twenty-three hours after his first attack, and then died, almost 
without a struggle. 
Cavalry Stables in France. 
The following is the appeal of a French cavalry officer to his 
brethren: — 
A commission having been appointed to-day, to decide on 
the measures which it will be useful to adopt, in order to amelio¬ 
rate the state of the barracks, with reference to the comfort and 
health of the horse, it is the duty of every cavalry officer to give 
his opinion of the improvements in contemplation, the urgency 
of which cannot for a moment be denied. 
A few days ago the ninth regiment of Chasseurs arrived at 
Auch, and found the stables so miserably constructed that the 
greater part of the ofiicers refused to let their horses go into 
them. 
By allowing a metre (39.37100 English inches) to each ani¬ 
mal, the quartermasters have been able to cram twenty-nine 
