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end rewards its defenders, so we now see the morning of a 
brighter day beginning to enlighten our hopes with its beams. 
We lay claim to the honour of having assisted in dispersing 
the clouds of ignorance which once covered the horizon, and 
earnestly therefore do we hope that our brethren on both 
sides of the broad Atlantic will aid us in the procuring of that 
full effulgence of light which shall disperse all remaining 
darkness, and enable us to rejoice in the perfect day. 
With reference to another subject, I entirely agree with 
your remarks on Mr. Cowie’s proposition of keeping notes 
of all cases and of relating both “ unfortunate, as well as 
fortunate cases/’ It is certainly as important to know the 
road which is to be avoided , as to discover the one which leads 
to safety. 
My letter, I fear, will somewhat tax your patience, but I 
feel assured that you will pardon the zeal I have shown in 
the cause of science. Again expressing my entire satisfaction 
in such ct articles” as the one I have referred to, 
I am, &c. 
To the Editors of the * Veterinarian .* 
DISEASED BRAIN OF A SHEEP. 
By J. M. Goude, M.R.C.Y.S., Hinckley. 
Gentlemen, —Herewith I send you the head of a sheep, 
which I this morning obtained from a butcher, thinking it 
would be an interesting specimen of disease for your investi¬ 
gation. I should much like to have your opinion of the case, 
as I have not met with a similar one before. 
The history is this. The owner has been troubled with 
almost continuous attacks of ophthalmia among his stock for 
some time past, for which he has been using common salt, 
blown into the eyes, and which, he informed me, generally 
relieved the symptoms. Two of these sheep, however, became 
quite blind and giddy, and consequently he had them killed 
this morning, and requested me to make an examination 
of their heads. I send one of them to you just as I received 
it. You will perceive that a quantity of pus is located at the 
back of the eye, and that it has penetrated under the base of 
the brain. I could have wished that the butcher had done 
