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hand-rubbing the extremities, bandaging them, and warmly cloth¬ 
ing the body; the administration of a powerful stimulant, back- 
raking, and injections; and towards night I gave a strong dose of 
purgative medicine. I abstracted twelve pounds of blood; at the 
commencement the colour was black, and ran down the side of the 
neck in a very tardy current; but an improvement very soon took 
place both in the colour and the motion of the fluid. In half an 
hour after the above-named quantity of blood was withdrawn and 
the stimulant given, the pulse rose to 50 per minute, and entirely 
lost its hard, heaving character; the warmth also returned to the 
extremities; the head was held in its proper position, and the ani¬ 
mal stood perfectly quiet in the stable. From this time he conti¬ 
nued to progress; the day following the purgative medicine ope¬ 
rated freely, and on the 20th he was removed, to all appearance 
well and hearty. 
Case IV. 
Dec. 24 th, 1845'—Was requested to attend upon a horse, the 
property of a tea dealer in the town. 
History , 8;c .—The animal is of a brown colour, of the cob kind; 
stands fourteen hands two inches high ; is rising nine years of age, 
and has been the property of the present owner about three years 
and six months, during which period he has never suffered in the 
least from disease. He is used for travelling purposes, and his 
journeys at times are long and heavy. This morning he was 
ridden a journey of fourteen miles, and when he arrived at the 
end (the day being uncommonly wet and cold) he was in a very 
uncomfortable state, in which condition he was placed in an old 
stable, and whether he was groomed or fed I could not ascertain. 
The traveller, on going for him in the afternoon, about half-past 
three o’clock, found him trembling violently, and thinking he was 
only starved, he mounted and started home at a brisk pace. After 
riding about two miles, the horse commenced purging, and conti¬ 
nued to do so more or less, at short intervals, all the way home. 
Shortly after the purging commenced he became sluggish and 
weak; so much so, indeed, that the rider was compelled to dis¬ 
mount and lead the animal, and it was with great difficulty that 
he got him home, which he did between six and seven o’clock in 
the evening. 
Present Symptoms .—The horse is standing in the stall; the 
body and limbs are very wet and cold; the fore and hind extre¬ 
mities are wide apart, and the body swings, as it were, between 
them; the respirations are seventeen per minute. The head is 
placed between the fore legs, and the neck is pushed very firmly 
