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lung’s; on noticing nostrils a slight discharge of a rusty sputa 
character was observed, which, however, disappeared in a 
few days. 
These symptoms I deemed sufficient to make a diagnosis 
of pneumonia, and I treated the animal accordingly. The 
following was my treatment: First, I bled from the jugularis, 
taking about eight quarts of blood, as the horse was in toler¬ 
ably good condition notwithstanding the fact that the char¬ 
acter of the pulse contra-indicated depleting. Next I applied 
sinapism over sides of chest and belly, gave spiritus aetheris 
nitrosi 3 i in each bucket of water, used the salts of potassium 
and for weak heart administered F. E. digitalis in drachm doses, 
gave stimulents; small doses of sulphate of soda were given 
occasionally to stimulate the digestive tract and prevent con¬ 
stipation ; gave carrots, apples and etcetera, to coax the ani¬ 
mal to eat. 
To this treatment, including good hygienic surroundings, 
the animal responded, and to all intents made a good recov¬ 
ery. But when allowed to run at grass with other horses, it 
was noticed that he would not eat grass, neither would he 
stay with the other animals, but would wander off to a se¬ 
cluded spot where he would make a path about thirty feet in 
length and pace to and fro the entire day, never deviating 
from this path. He never walked in a circle, neither in the 
stable where he had a box stall, nor in the field. Upon hear¬ 
ing of this I arrived at the conclusion that there was a brain 
lesion existing which caused this peculiar wandering, so I 
gave the horse a purge in form of an aloes bolus and followed 
this up with the mild chloride of mercury and bicarbonate of 
soda for about two weeks, at the end of which time I found a 
decided change for the better. He would play, so to speak, 
with the other horses, his wanderings ceased, he began to eat 
grass and when given an apple would follow you around, 
which is something he would not do before. 1 ordered this 
treatment to be continued for another week and left the case 
as recovered. 
One week following being Sunday, the owner saw the 
horse and was so pleased with his condition that he said he 
