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CORRESPONDENCE; 
I have seen only steers affected, and under all conditions and 
circumstances of physical health and various qualities of feed and 
water. 
I have at present three under medical treatment, (from each 
of which I have removed large masses of the deposit,) to test the 
value of a preventive medication. One is taking potassa bi 
tartras; another, tr. ferri chlorid, and the third one hydrocy¬ 
anic acid. I have just begun, and cannot give the result. 
M. R. Trumbower. 
Sterling, Ill., Nov. 20, 1879. 
A CURIOSITY. 
Mr Proffeser Liataeud I Was cauled on to See A 4 year Colt 
Nice Raingey Weight 1130 if in good Condition But Rather thin 
When I Seen He Was Castrated at 2 yer Old there had 2 other 
Yetnerys to see the Horse Before I Was Cauld on For my good 
Luck they Neather one Adminsterd Eny Medisan What Ever So 
I had Fair Examination of Coarse I Was Boatherd or I Would 
Not Write this to you I found the Horses Puls 45 and his 
Breathing Just the Same as his mate By his side in the Stall the 
horse Had Been Drove on Saterday & Sonday Monday Morning 
Eat His Feed Aparently all Right Went to Mowing Horse all 
Right Monday Night Tuesday Noon Hors Sick trying to Eat Ev- 
ry Efert useless Chawing hay Not Swaling Eny Chawing Oats 
Not Swalowing takin in Bran Mashes Not Swaling all this time 
Water Had Been offerd the Horse in Smaul qantities But the 
Horse Did not Drink A Drop All thouh he Would Aperiently 
swalay as the thrauht Would mak that Mauvment Neather Did 
the Watter Run out of the Nose as Would in Depherie or Stran- 
gels there Was No Sweld Glands No Swelling in the thraught 
there Was No Sweling About the Gaw and there Was No Colick 
No Fever the Legs & Ears Was in good Fealing as Eny Hors 
Would Bee in good health Standing in the Barn Dooing Nothing 
this Was on Wendness Day the Horse By this time Was very 
muscli Ganted Begin to look very Bad then I Came give Him 
Some Linseed Oil to Soften up A Clog as 1 Sposed I had Found 
