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“A BEE STORY.” 
Communication from Joseph Woods, Coleshill. 
Gentlemen,— Among the miscellanea of your last 
number is an extracted article headed “A Bee Story,” in 
which it is stated that e£ no one received any great amount of 
injury” in the battle between the donkey and the bees. 
Now I beg to inform you that the combat proved fatal to 
poor Jack the same night, between 11 and 22. A lad 
was sent to me for some medicine about 5 p.m., saying that 
the donkey had been badly stung, and had been rolling about 
ever since. Some simple medicine was sent, with orders to 
let me know how he was in an hour or two. About 8 o’clock 
I was sent for to see him, when I found him in a very 
pitiable plight. The pulse was nearly imperceptible at the 
jaw; membranes highly injected ; nostrils expanded; respi¬ 
ration very laborious; body bedewed by cold perspiration, 
and legs and ears cold. He was also very restless, and kept 
continually turning round, and crouching as if about to lie 
down, but apparently afraid to do so. The lips being 
swelled, I scarified them, and used vinegar and water to the 
surface of the body. I also gave a mixture of Spr. Hither. 
Nit. et Extract. Belladonnae. I however had but faint 
hopes of his recovery, and told Mr. Percival that I could do 
no further good. He died the same night, at the time above 
stated. 
To the Editors of the ‘ Veterinarian 
DEATH OE MASTER BUTTERFLY. 
The splendid bull, C( Master Butterfly,” died a few T weeks 
ago, on his way from the western district to the Melbourne 
show. ce Master Butterfly” has been two years in the colony 
and was purchased of Colonel Towneley for 1,200 guineas.— 
Melbourne Herald . 
