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most humane man I ever knew (and more especially to dumb 
animals), was incredulous. However, by my advice, the bar¬ 
rack dogs were all ordered to be tied up and carefully watched, 
and I then attentively examined the remaining horses. I could 
see nothing the matter with them; no wounds were now to be 
observed, and they were feeding as well as usual. All that I 
could suggest was, that any strange symptoms, however slight, 
should be carefully watched, and that I should be sent for im¬ 
mediately any fresh circumstance should arise.— In about a 
week from this time I was summoned, and the message was, 
that there was nothing very particular, but still that the servant 
was not altogether satisfied with the state of affairs. I found 
the suspected animal, when I arrived, quietly, but apparently 
as if mechanically or unconsciously, feeding in his stall; but, 
on watching him, he would suddenly cease feeding, and was 
engaged, apparently, in watching something crossing the ceiling, 
and he would snort and hang back as if frightened; this would 
go off, and the animal begin to pick his food over again: 
quickly succeeding this, came a spasmodic twitching of the 
muscles of the shoulder and neck, and the state of excitement 
in a few hours increased to a frightful extent. I had him taken 
to a loose box as quickly as possible, and bled to the extent of 
six quarts at once, and, by means of a stick, introduced a large 
dose of aloes. In a few hours the animal had, however, as¬ 
sumed other symptoms; the throat had become excessively 
sore; he could neither eat nor drink. I applied a large blister 
to the throat and neck. The horse often neighed, and his eye 
looked wild ; he was constantly champing his mouth and watch¬ 
ing every part of his box attentively, as if in terror, and would 
suddenly appear as if he would fall backwards; and many times 
during the progress of the disease he fell down, apparently 
dreadfully frightened, and worked as if in convulsions. In 
about six hours from the attack, if food or water were offered, he 
would rush at them, and with his nose throw them frantically 
up to the ceiling, and bran more particularly. A bucket, or any 
thing within his reach, he would seize with his teeth, and toss 
frantically up and down. The horse now began to be at times 
furious, for he would rush against the wall and fall down, and 
suddenly jump up again, and then for a short period experience 
lucid intervals. He was unsafe to be approached; and a man 
was left at the door of the box with a very large stick, to deter 
him. Matters went on from bad to worse until about twenty- 
six hours from the attack, when he rushed headlong against the 
half door (the top having been accidentally open), burst all before 
him, and galloped round the yard, shrilly neighing. After 
