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administered, plenty of tepid water horned down him, and 
his head well bolstered up during- the night. 
Second daj^, 9 a.m.—Not much better. He had passed some 
dark,fibrous faeces, twice, was a little more sensible, and wanted 
to get up. With the assistance of some men, he succeeded in 
doing so, but could stand only a few minutes, with all the 
support of the men, when he dropped down upon his 
haunches, being well held up in front; breathed loudly, and 
sighed. The pupil of the right eye was dilated; the left 
w as bruised and swollen up, so that the pupil could not be 
examined. In this position he was bled five quarts, but it 
afforded him no relief. He w r as then let down, and w 7 ell 
bolstered up, so as to elevate the head and shoulders, the 
head being kept well bathed w-ith w 7 ater. 
6 p.m.—No amendment. Dose of physic repeated, and 
tepid water and thin gruel to be horned dow r n freely, which 
he partook of w T ell all through the night. 
Third day, 10 a.m.—Me has had a bad night, having been 
very restless, fighting w T ith his legs to get up ; very thirsty, 
and sw-allowing fluids from the horn freely; his bow-els have 
been several times moved, and the faeces are soft, but not 
purged ; his pulse is w eak and quick, from the exertion and 
struggling. It w r as quite evident he w 7 ould do no good if 
got up, and that he would not be able to stand even if 
placed in a sling. He was sensible to a considerable degree, 
but not sufficiently so to sling him; and as the bleeding and 
opening of the bow 7 els w 7 ere not attended w 7 ith the same 
benefit as in the first attack, it w 7 as my opinion he w 7 ould 
die. 1 administered another dose of physic; the treatment 
otherwise w r as as before. He lingered on until 5 p.m. of the 
fourth day, when he died. 
'Post-mortem examination presented the whole of the organs 
in the thorax and abdomen in a sound and healthy state. 
The horse having taken no food from the first day, there was 
nothing in the stomach, and but a very moderate quantity of 
faeces in the bow r els. These were principally in the colon, 
and pultaceous, just in that state preparatory to purgation. 
The bladder w 7 as three parts full, but not distended. He 
had staled regularly while dowrn. On elevating the calvaria 
and dura mater, the brain appeared redder and more vascular 
than natural, with a coagulum of blood in the longitudinal 
sinus, but there w r ere no signs of extravasation externally of 
the cerebral hemispheres. On removing the right lobe of 
the cerebrum, so as to bring into view’ the lateral ventricle, 
this cavity was found filled to distension with a lemon- 
coloured, transparent fluid. The left hemisphere being 
