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cured, muscular atrophy supervened, and so the result of the remedy 
was worse than the disease. 
In reply to a question by Mr. Peter Taylor, the essayist said he 
had seen a case of peculiar gait, simulating stringhalt, affecting the 
fore legs. The subject of it was treated with tonics, and subse¬ 
quently turned out to grass, with temporary benefit; but the horse 
changed owners, and was lost sight of. 
J/r. Woods said he had seen a clearly marked, case of stringhalt 
of the fore legs in a donkey. He thought stringhalt was sometimes 
caused by injury. He remembered having cast a horse, and on 
being released from the hobbles it was found to be affected with 
stringhalt; also a racehorse, which was attacked after injury from 
falling out of a railway-train. 
Mr. P. Taylor said he had examined a valuable horse that in slow 
pace had a very remarkable gait in the fore legs. He could trot in 
good style, but the walk was most peculiar. Many remedies were 
employed for cure, but their action was unattended by any bene¬ 
ficial result. 
Mr. Morgan had heard of stringhalt being produced by castra¬ 
tion with the caustic clam. Tliis statement was confirmed by Mr. 
Leather. 
Mr. Storrar stated that he had seen some clearly established 
instances in which stringhalt was hereditary amongst a breed of 
cart-horses, all descended from a sire so affected. He had been 
called to attend a paroxysmal attack similar to the one described 
by the President, and found that after the emunctories had re¬ 
sponded to the action of evacuants the urgent symptoms subsided. 
In answer to a question by the Secretary, Messrs. Taylor and 
Leather said they had seen shivering attack well-bred animals. 
Mr. Leather thought many cases of occult spavin were considered 
to be stringhalt, and described a case in point. 
The Secretary briefly described a case now under his care, in 
which, in addition to the usual symptoms of a shivering, the facial, 
orbital, and some of the cervical muscles were affected by involuntary 
twitchings w'hen the animal was excited. 
After the usual votes of thanks to the President and essayist had 
been accorded, the meeting dissolved. 
Richd. Reynolds, Hon. Sec. 
YORKSHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
A SPECIAL meeting of the Society (by invitation of the President) 
was held at the Bull Hotel, Wakefield, on Thursday, the 10th inst., 
at 1 o’clock p.m. The President, Mr. M. E. Naylor, in the chair. 
The following members were also present:—Messrs. T. Greaves, 
James Howell, R. Nicholson, James Freeman, Josh. Freeman, J. W. 
Anderton, Godfrey Smith, S. F. Fallding, J. Bale, R. W. Murdoch, 
0. Patterson, E. C. Dray, John Cuthbert, Wm. Fearnley, and the 
Secretary. Mr. Greaves’s assistant also attended as a visitor. 
