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A. DRINKWATER. 
very much inflamed ; kidneys slightly enlarged, but no inflamma¬ 
tion had existed ; the lungs were next examined and found slightly 
affected; the pharynx was covered with patches of ulceration ex¬ 
tending to the back part of the tongue; the tongue itself was 
crusted over and had the appearance of being burned with a hot 
iron. 
This animal had been allowed to drink this water; his feed 
was also made wet with it; there was also a mass of decomposed 
matter in his manger which, on being moved, had a very offensive 
smell. 
The next case I had was a few days after. A cart horse w^as 
brought to me for examination. The owner said lie was off his feet 
and appeared dull and weak, had no ambition, &c. I took his 
pulse, which was rather weak, although quite natural in other re¬ 
spects ; the eyes were glassy and the tears were trickling down 
the face. I gave him 5 i spt. nit., 3 i p. gentian rad, combined 
with half a pint of ale and gave a powder of pot. nitras to be given 
that night, told the owner to let me know in the morning how he 
was. He came to me in a great hurry, said his horse was down 
and could not get up ; I went and saw him ; found him in the same 
arn, and unable to get up ; gave him a stimulant, got him up, had 
im removed to another stable; this horse was fourteen or fifteen 
years old and only lived about 48 hours after I first saw him. 
He was also examined after death. The only difference to be seen 
was that the lungs were more affected in this than in the former 
case. From want of time the examinations were not carried out 
as closely as I would have liked. I am satisfied that the first case 
which I have described was caused by the use of this water, which 
is no doubt poisonous at the time this substance is floating in it; 
the second case may have been caused from atmospheric influ¬ 
ences, although the animal had been allowed to drink the same 
water and get the same kind of food; the stable was also well 
cleaned out. 
During the same summer I was called in consultation with 
R,. H. Mclvenney, V.S., of Ficton, Prince Edward Co., to a case 
of the same kind being caused by the animal drinking impure 
water from a small pond situated on his neighbor’s farm ; I found 
