384 EXPERIMENTAL CASES WITH THE POWDER OF GENTIAN. 
at noon of the 9th October, 1851. To be well supplied with 
bran mashes; tie up his head, to prevent him eating his bedding. 
The swelled leg to be well fomented, and the following ball to 
be given in the morning: R Aloes B. pulv. gent, aa 3iv, 
ol. essential, gt. xx; to] be exercised a little in the afternoon. 
In the evening the dung was getting soft, and the following 
morning he was dunging all over the stable, his bowels con¬ 
tinuing relaxed until the evening of the 12th. 
Case IV. 
This was a half-bred bay mare, rising 5 years, 15J hands 
high. Had been up from grass a week, and kept entirely upon 
hay. I ordered her to be prepared for physic by giving plenty 
of mashes. This was neglected to be done ; and, on inquiring, 
I find the ball, al. et gent, aa 3iij, had been given on the 
morning of the 10th October, the mare having had only one 
mash, and that the night before. She had no exercise that 
day; and, when I called on the 11th at noon, the feces were 
getting pultaceous, but she never purged. 
Note. —This failure is to be attributed to the want of proper 
preparation and exercise, as I have since then given the same 
mare 3iiss aloes only, which operated freely enough. 
Case V. 
Grey gelding, aged. He is a stout, clean-legged cart-horse, 
16 hands high. 
October 19 th. —On entering the stable this morning he was 
found to be suffering from inflammation of the absorbents of the 
off hind leg. The horse can scarcely be made to move; the 
limb is very much swollen; has not eaten all the hay, but all 
the corn given last night; countenance expresses much pain; 
pulse 75; mouth hot, but moist; has passed the usual quantity 
of hardened dung during the night. Venesection 81fe ; to have 
the following ball immediately :—R Aloes Barb, ^iv, pulv. gent. 
3iiiss, potass, nit. 3 ij, ol. ess. gtt. xx. 
October 20 Ih. —On entering the stable this morning he was 
purging freely; had been moved about several times yesterday 
for a few minutes; heat and swelling of leg much diminished ; 
pulse 65; will eat hay and mashes freely, but drinks little 
water. 
21.s£.—M uch improved ; bowels continue to act freely. H 
half an hour’s exercise both morning and evening yesterday; 
appetite continues good; to be exercised to-day, and have a 
diuretic. 
