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REPORTS OF CASES. 
Gave usual colic draught and did not think it strange, as we 
often have cases recur once or twice. At night still has attacks 
of pain occasionally. Removed her to hospital; gave pint raw 
oil and calomel, one drachm. Saw no sign of pain after being 
taken in hospital. 
On 17th she was eating two quarts oats at each meal; sent 
her home and sent solution of nux and gentian to be given three 
times a day. 
July 19th. Called again with the same report; horse had 
been eating until noon ; had not worked and had been fed on 
grass, bran and oats. Took her to hospital ; gave two drachms 
aloes and one drachm calomel. 
On the morning of the 20th she was physicing quite freely. 
While in hospital neither myself nor the men who are about 
night and day ever saw her show any signs of pain. Sent her 
home on the morning of 23d eating fairly well, pulse and tem¬ 
perature normal. 
She was returned the same evening with report of same old 
trouble. Could hardly believe it, as she showed nothing wrong 
whatever. Had her put in straight stall so as to watch the con¬ 
dition of her bowels. They seemed to be normal, but no great 
quantity. She was eating only fairly well.. Gave a quart of 
raw oil and gave gentian and nux three times a day. Kept her 
until the 28th. In all this time she had no pain, no abnormal 
pulse nor temperature. Sent her home with instructions to 
exercise and put at light work. 
Heard no more until August 3d, when owner reported that 
mare had colic again. My brother, Dr. Carr Webber, responded 
and reported that he guessed owner was mistaken, as she seemed 
O. K., with temperature and pulse normal. 
August 4th. Owner said mare had several bad attacks dur¬ 
ing the previous night. Pulse and temperature normal; not 
eating. 
August 5th. Same report, and mare had slight pain while 1 
was there. I expressed opinion that it might be from ball of 
aloes and calomel I had given the day before. 
August 6th. Mare still off her feed, lies down considerably, 
paws once in a while, pulse and temperature normal. Pulse has 
been weak for past two days. 
August 7th. Called 6 a. m.; mare very bad ; sweating a 
great deal, temperature 108°, not able to get any pulse. Died 
about 9 A. m. 
Post-mortem .—Bowels almost empty and slightly reddened 
