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found it over 101°F. he would want to be well satisfied as to the 
cause before passing. If it was up to, say, 104° F. without any 
apparent cause, he would have the animal put into a stall for two 
or three hours, and examine again, but if confined to the 
then present time, he would certainly not pass, as a tem. 
perature of that height indicated something wrong. Dr. R. 
McLean considered that considerable allowance ought to be 
made for excessive exercise. He had scarcely ever found the 
temperature below 101°F. in dealers’ stables, and would not 
reject a horse who had a temperature of even 104°F. simply on 
that account. Dr. Robertson spoke of Dr. Dougherty, of Balti. 
more, having given this question considerable attention, he having 
found that after a hard gallop the temperature was very much 
increased, going as high as 104°F. Dr. R. McLean expressed his 
belief that that indicated a state of congestion. Dr. L. McLean 
did not agree with that, contending that there could be a temper¬ 
ature of 104°F. without any pathological lesions. The essayist 
disagreed with this, and stated he did not consider a horse should 
be examined for soundness just after he had had a hard gallop; 
and in answer to Dr. Bath, said we might consider the tempera¬ 
ture normal if not over 101°F. Dr. Johnson, in speaking of exer¬ 
cise as one of the causes of elevation of temperature, stated he 
at one time took the temperature of thirty horses at night, just 
after they had finished their work, and found it ran from 
102£°F. to 103^°F., and on taking it again in the morning, found 
them all normal. Dr. Burden expressed the opinion that when 
the temperature stood at 104°F. it indicated some disease. Dr. 
Charum took the same view. Dr. Coates was of the opinion 
that much depended upon whether the horse sweat freely or not. 
From those horses that did not he would expect to get a higher 
temperature thau from those who did, and cited a case' on record 
in human practice, where a temperature of 123°F. was dis¬ 
covered, without any disease being present or following. 
Dr. Cochran raised the question whether the toes being 
turned in or out was sufficient to reject a horse that was being 
examined for soundness. He believed, himself, that it was. Dr. 
Field said he would qualify his certificate in either case. Dr. 
