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then putrid fever appeared. On the ninth day death took 
place. Schubarth found that two drachms of the rectified 
oil given to a dog caused tetanus, failure of the pulse and 
breathing, and death in three minutes.” He goes on to say 
that “ the skin of the horse is very sensible to the influence 
of oil of turpentine, which produces acute pain. This oil is 
used by veterinarians as a blister, but it must be employed 
with caution, as it is apt to remove the hair.” Youatt, in his 
book ‘ The Horse,’ recommends this agent as an antispasmodic 
in cases of colic in horses. 
Country people have great faith in turpentine in cases of 
falls and bruises, concluding with a Dorset man whom I 
talked with after a fall from a horse, that “ spirits of turpen¬ 
tine was the best thing for bruises, as it found its way into 
every bwon of the body.” Turpentine is used as an anthel¬ 
mintic both internally and as an enema according to the 
species of the parasite. Tars and resins from the pines are 
used for a variety of purposes principally in the dispensary 
as an adjunct in ointments. 
The country farrier was formerly very fond of the use of 
tar beaten up with garlic in cases of cough in horses, for 
which most country druggists have a favourite receipt; or if 
not, most knowing carters have a remit for tar balls; but 
we imagine that in the present day little reliance is placed 
upon such remedies, the chief recommendation of which 
seemed to be their powerful odour. 
We shall describe the Juniper and Yew in our next. 
Meanwhile, we shall be greatly obliged for any information 
which may be forwarded upon the following subjects con¬ 
nected with those plants, namely: 
1st. The action of Juniperus sabina , Savine, on horses and 
cattle. 
2nd. Cases of poisoning of horses and cattle from yew, 
and the modus operandi of the plant, and especially the 
reasons why the dried plant should act more powerfully than 
the green tops. 
THE “MAD ITCH” OF CATTLE IN SOME OF 
THE STATES OF AMERICA. 
A correspondent —“ V. S.”—resident at Galena, Illinois* 
U. S., who possesses the certificate of the Highland and Agri¬ 
cultural Society, writing on matters unconnected with 
veterinary pathology, says— 
