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LAMINITIS INDUCED BY EATING WHEAT. 
dent has on the attention of practical or scientific men. It 
appears very strange that an attempt should be made to 
reintroduce into England a system of shoeing adopted 
hundred of years ago, and long discarded, whilst all studious 
persons, both here and on the Continent, are more and more 
convinced that any device of the kind named is an inter¬ 
ference with nature, which she will assuredly resent. 
The subject is very important, and has also a great com¬ 
mercial value, for it is not disputed that thousands of horses 
are prematurely rendered unserviceable through bad shoeing. 
If we can partially mitigate the evil much will be gained, 
but let us be very careful before adopting calkins to fore 
shoes for fast horses in London, or indeed anywhere. 
LAMINITIS INDUCED BY EATING WHEAT. 
By H. Ching, Student, Coggeshall, Essex. 
So few cases are recorded of horses suffering from the 
effects of eating wheat, that I am induced to record the fol¬ 
lowing, from their having recently come under my notice. 
On the evening of the 3rd September, I was requested to 
attend two colts and two cows, the property of Mr. C. 
Stebbing, of Pattiswick, which had got into the barn, and 
eaten from a sack about six pecks of wheat. I accordingly 
went, and gave to each of the colts. Aloes 5v, and to each of 
the cows Mag. Sulph. 1 lb., there being then no indications of 
ill-health. Upon my visit the next morning, I found both the 
cows, and one of the colts, doing well. The medicine had 
not operated upon the other colt, therefore I ordered him 
out for some gentle exercise. During this time, the animal 
purged twice, and a few grains of wheat were expelled with 
the faeces. I left orders should any of the animals appear 
ill to send for me immediately, but this they neglected to do, 
consequently, I did not go again until the following after¬ 
noon. 
5th, 4 p.m.—On entering the stable, I found the colt that 
had not purged freely on the previous day very unwell, 
no faeces having passed since yesterday. The visible mucous 
membranes were highly injected; pulse upwards of 100 
and full; breathing greatly accelerated; much frothy saliva 
flowed from the mouth, and the animal was continually 
champing. He appeared also to suffer great pain, and was 
