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which I produced was so great, that 1 was i obliged to desist. 
During the night I had all my apprehensions confirmed by the 
sudden bursting of an abscess, which instantly relieved the im¬ 
peded respiration ; and I expected that the pharynx would have 
partaken of the relief, but in this I was disappointed, for on of¬ 
fering her water it w as returned in the w ay I have mentioned 
above. 
Next day, and so on till the fifteenth of her illness, I continued 
to use the pump, principally for the support of the animal, but 
occasionally to give a little opening medicine, &c. On the six¬ 
teenth day she was able to swallow a little fluid and a small 
quantity of well-masticated hay. If allow-ed to help herself, she 
would invariably cougii back through her mouth and nostrils 
whatever she attempted to swallow. This subsequent malady 
by degrees became less evident, but did not disappear until the 
termination of more than two months, a fortnight after which I 
repeated a blister on her throat, and turned her out to grass. 
She is now in the ranks, and (with a slight occasional cough after 
drinking, which may arise from other causes) has ho remains of 
the disease. 
I have used the pump by w ay of eAeriment, and have had a 
jrery cathartic effect^^m four drachms of common Cape aloes in 
•seven hours. The one I have used is precisely like the stomach 
pump used for the human subject; and I shall apply it in all 
cases of suspension of deglutition, or when an animal refuses food 
(when nourishment is necessary) and becomes emaciated by 
inanition. I wish to add, that there is much improvement to 
be made in the description of the instrument; and shall take an 
early opportunity of describing one I have in contemplation, if, 
when completed, I shall find it answer. . 
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE 
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BEFORE a committee of the house of commons on the bill to 
PREVENT THE SPREADING OF 
CANINE MADNESS. 
[Continued from p, 24.] 
Dr. Anthony Tocld Thomson called in, and examined. 
Are you a physician ?— Yes. 
Where do vou reside ?—No. 3, Hinde Street, Manchester 
•j 
Square. 
Do vou understand the complaint which is called hydropho¬ 
bia'?—*! have seen instances of it. 
