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tarily, being of a muco-albuminous character. I examined 
the bladder per rectum for stone, but found none. The 
animal falling away in flesh, the system was supported 
by a more nutritious diet;—the febrifuge balls, combined 
with catechu, were continued, occasional enemata were 
thrown up, and a strong embrocation of turpentine and 
ammonia briskly applied over the loins and thighs. The 
bhung in decoction was now given alternately w T ith the 
febrifuge three times a day, and in eight or ten days from 
this time the animal began to amend, and gradually to 
recover sensation and power in his extremities; also the 
action of the sphincter of the bladder returned, the urine 
ceased to dribble, and the functions of the abdominal viscera 
became normal. Eventually this resulted in perfect resto¬ 
ration to health and power, after a course of tonics, vegetable 
and mineral, the latter being exhibited in his water as a 
chalybeate, added to a nutritious diet. The animal was now 
returned to duty cured. 
In another instance I had a valuable Arab, worth £140, 
the property of Captain Higgins, 3rd regiment of infantry, 
under treatment for a very severe injury of the shoulder- 
^oint. It appeared on admission to be almost a hopeless 
jase, but by repeated blistering, after other remedial measures, 
the case yielded to treatment, and the animal became per¬ 
fectly sound. He was now ready to be discharged, when, by 
some negligence on the part of the syce (groom) he fell back 
in his stall. I was sent for by the farrier-major suddenly, 
and found the animal tolerably quiet in his stall, but observed 
tenderness on pressure to exist over the lumbar region of the 
spinal column. On leading him out, he immediately became 
spasmodically convulsed, staggering as though he would fall, 
and that all to one side; the muscles of the right side of the 
neck were spasmodically constricted to the fixing of the head 
rigidly drawn towards the same side. On returning to his 
stall this action ceased, but the moment he was moved it 
returned. This w T as a pure case of arachnitis spinalis, I 
fancy. An active aperient was given, the loins fomented, 
a strong liniment rubbed in, and a fresh sheepskin applied 
over all. The bhung was now administered, exactly in 
the same doses as in the tetanic case, and in a few days 
the animal was quite well, and sent off on a march to the hills 
to his master, and I have never seen or heard anything of 
him since. Thus much for the action of hemp [bhung). Any 
further results, together with its peculiar action on the 
animal economy, I leave to my professional brethren, feeling 
assured that, if they will give it a fair trial, their most san- 
