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forward the cases to Mr. Percivall, after perusal, which he will 
be at liberty to make use of in The Veterinarian if he 
chooses. They would have been sent earlier, but I have been 
so much engaged; and having no assistant or apprentice, my 
time is pretty fully occupied. Believe me, 
Dear Sir, very truly your’s, 
J. Howell, V.S. 
Mr. Hurford, Vet. Surg. 15th Hussars. 
EXPERIMENTAL CASES WITH THE POWDER OF 
GENTIAN AS AN AUXILIARY TO ALOES IN 
PROMOTING CATHARSIS IN THE HORSE. 
By James Howell, V.S., Rochdale. 
Case I. 
Swelled Legs. 
Grey mare, 15 hands, 6 years old; had been well mashed 24 
hours; gave her the following ball in the evening of Oct. 1st: 
R Pulv. gentianae, aloes Barb, aa giij. 
October *ld. —Exercise at 10 A.M. half an hour, which pro¬ 
duced five liquid evacuations from that time until 3 P.M., in 
stable one evacuation ; taken out again to exercise half an hour, 
five more liquid motions: there were several more during the 
night, and the bowels were quite relaxed all the day following. 
Case II. 
October 2, L851.—Grey mare, 14J hands, 7 years old. A 
week from grass; had only three mashes previously. Gave 
al. Barb. 3iiss, gent. pulv. 3iij, ol. menth. pip. gt. xx, mist, 
cum sapon. mol. The ball was given at 10 A.M., exercise at 
3 P.M. and the following morning, when the physic began to 
operate freely; continued so during that day. Saw her on the 
4th, when the dung was getting pultaceous. 
Case III. 
Brown gelding, 16^ hands high, a clean legged cart-horse, 
6 years old. Has considerable swelling of the near hind-leg 
from being thrown down in a cart. Has been three weeks 
from grass; feed, dry corn and hay. Brought to my infirmary 
