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REMARKS ON AN IMPROVED (?) HORSE-SHOE. 
the horse belongs to a man whose livelihood depends upon the 
work his beast performs, and of course he is expected to work 
again as soon as possible. I have known several cases where 
the patient has fed in half an hour, and gone to work as if 
nothing had been amiss; either has there been any return 
of the pain. And here I may say that colic can be cured with¬ 
out having recourse to purgatives, and the “ three days’ rest” 
attendant on the giving of the physic ball. In cases of ob¬ 
stinate constipation without any great disturbance of the 
pulse,the aconite maybe given, in combination with a purga¬ 
tive, to relieve the uneasiness connected with the overloaded in¬ 
testine. It keeps the animal quiet, and prevents those strug¬ 
gles which are often disastrous and cause twisting of the 
intestines, and in some instances rupture of the diaphragm, 
stomach, or intestine. The dose of ten drops can be given 
safely in such cases every half hour till an action on the 
bowels is produced. It will not interfere with the cathartic 
where the practitioner deems that heroic remedy necessary. I 
have seen aconite and enemata do all that was needed , and at 
no expense to the system. 
In enteritis, in its most acute form, aconite is very bene¬ 
ficial in allaying the agony attending that disease. Here the 
dose may be administered every twenty minutes, and is a 
most useful adjunct to other treatment. In all cases, in 
fact, where a sedative is called for, I think this agent would 
be found very useful; but as my object in this sketch is 
more especially to advocate its use in spasm, I hope I have 
stated enough to induce all those who march with the times 
to give it a fair trial. All I have written on the subject has 
happened in my own experience; and, as an admirer of 
cleanliness in all medicines, when the effect desired can be 
obtained, I trust that the various mixtures of oil, water, 
spirits, and the “villanous smell” of some noted colic medi¬ 
cines, may give way, and be laid aside with the salves with 
which wounds were tortured, until a better knowledge of 
surgery was taught. 
REMARKS ON THE IMPROVED (?) HORSE-SHOE. 
By J. D. Broad, M.R.C.V.S., Bath. 
In the last month’s f Veterinarian 3 there are woodcuts of a 
horseshoe, patented by Mr. H. Withers, V.S., Royal Artil¬ 
lery, as something new. I beg to state that horses were 
