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REMARKS ON RHESUS’ LETTER. 
days, and found still to retain the same extraordinary appearance, 
the serum at the expiration of that time being about equal in quan¬ 
tity to the crassamentum. It seems to me a very difficult ques¬ 
tion to solve how those changes in the colour of the blood were 
produced;—whether the blood circulated in the vessels of that 
peculiar colour, or whether these changes were produced by some 
chemical action of the atmospheric air upon it as it flowed from the 
neck ; or whether the diseased state of the lungs, the presence of 
abscesses within them, prevented the proper oxygenization of the 
blood, causing it to assume this peculiar colour. That the blood 
was in a highly diseased condition there can be no doubt, and pro¬ 
bably from this cause arose a want of proper excitement to the 
heart’s action, producing congestion in the lungs, and subsequently, 
from the blood not being duly returned from the brain, congestion: 
afterwards, serum was poured out, producing the appearances noted. 
The case is singular, and to me appears to deserve much more con¬ 
sideration. Many queries now strike my mind, which, if I should 
have another case of a similar nature, I would inquire into. 
REMARKS ON RHESUS’ LETTER. 
By “ Observer.” 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Sir,— Rhesus’ letter on, and report of the trial “ Hyde v. 
Davies,” in your last Number, demands a few remarks, and I shall 
feel obliged by your insertion of this letter. 
He considers it highly impolitic to warrant horses sold to dealers. 
Perhaps it may be so; but he must be aware that the seller invari¬ 
ably obtains a large increase of price in consequence, frequently 
thirty per cent., and occasionally more, and is therefore induced to 
run the risk of having them returned, the buyer paying the addi¬ 
tional price for the security; for it must be very evident that the 
opportunity offered to the dealer to examine horses at the breeders 
or at fairs, so as to ascertain the real state of their soundness, is 
very slight indeed. 
So far from public opinion being adverse to the vendor if he be 
the breeder, the reverse is the fact; and that people look on the 
dealer (him who 'pays license) as a rogue, and on the breeder and 
rearer (if he pays no license, although he buys and sells as many 
horses as the man who does pay) as an honest and injured man. 
As the parcel of (so-called) tailors or sworn twelve, in this as in 
