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* 4Um (BMWB4LW SBTTMBWlimiB* VOLUME VI CHERAW, SOUTH-CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 26. 1841. NUMBER 41. By M. MAC LEAS. I) ? o Teems:?Published weekly at three dollars a a year; with an addition, when not paid within three months, of twenty per cent per annum. Two new subscribers may take the paper at a five dollars in advance; ana ten at twenty. e Four subscribers, not receiving their papers J in town, may pay a year's subscription with ten dollars, in advance. A year's subscription always due in advance. 3 Papers not discontinued tosolvent subscribers h in arrears. t< Advertisements not exceeding 16 lines inserted n or one dollar the first time, oud fifty cents each . nbsequ.nl time. For insertions at intervals of ' two w?eks 75 cents after the first, and a dollar n if the intervals are longer. Payment due in g dvanco for advertisements. When the number a of insertions is not marked on the copy, the e advertisement will bo inserted, and charged til fdored out. CP The postage must be paid on letters to the P editor on the business of the office. r U'Sl? ?? y Agrict;ltitr\l Schools. Messrs Editors.?As tho establishment * an Agricultural School in this State is a subject in which a deep interest is felt by ^ of your subscribers, permit tne to furnish with an extract of a lerter received from A. Litton, at Paris, dated the 19th ofOc- 11 p tober, 1839, which will show, in part, what has been done and is now doing in other countries on this most important of ^ all subjects?an agricultural education || for the sons of farmers. And permit me to notice one feature there mentioned. It r is* that all experiments and improvements j are first tried at the model farms. In a this way a vast amount|of labor and,theo- s ry must be saved to the practical agricul- c turist, and many supposed improve- f inents that look well in theory, yet wheu v reduced to practice are found to be, as a far as the fanner is concerned, worth- jj h-ss. We all know the facility with v which recommendations are procured for ( to various labor saving machines, and yet j many of them upon trial wi;l found, either ^ from their construction or the materials ^ with which they are constructed, or from various other causes, to be nearly useless; * and if not so, the expense of many is so I * fKt.f < kii oft n w-1 Kin f . rmnr i? nnt wil. I _ ^IC?l lllQi lilt OUIIOIUIW lllMMva ..v* ?... , g ling to run the risk in the purchase of i c them without having their merits tested. | f For these reasons 1 would suggest through j g you, that until we can establish such a ' 0 school and farm as is contemplated by the \ State society, that each of the Agricultur- r ai societies offer premiums for the differ r, ent labor saving machines, and then relv p upon a trial of their merits by experienced n persons, and which ought to be done in s, presence of the societies at some of their t| meetings, so that all persons interested in c such implements, might have an oppor- n tunity of witnessing their practical effect \ and operation. tj Your friend, B. L. s " [ have now been so long in this won- c derful capital, that its wonders and curi- n osities are becoming quite familiar. My f walks, which were formerly interrupted at [ almost every step bv something novel or g curious, are of late become rather mono u tonous, and a distance which formerly re- a t quired some hour or two to accomplish, v from the many interesting objects in my r way, is now finished in a few moments, r and the mind is scarcely diverted from j< the train of thought that occupied it be- y ^?** ?11--- ? ? CJ * no mo v I lore suiiymg i?i m. otmngc ?. 4 seem, the streets of Paris have become J almost as famiJiar to me as those of Nash- ? vilie, and were it not that I wasconstan- vs tlv reminded by sourxfs and words with fo which nay ears have not as yet become 2 familiar, I might almost forget that Nash- n ville had been lately mv home, and that I e was a strangej in a foreign land. it Since here I have not forgotten your n reflwest, nor your profession. In my h broken French I have endeavored to find u out what is doing for the cause of Agricultare and Horticulture, hut cannot say that ft I have gained any information, which p will be either new or very interesting to p you.?Connected with one of the depart, gi meats of the government, is a bureau or \ y department devoted exclusively to the 1 h interest of agriculture. How it aid9 the n cause I have not been able to learn, farther g than by giving prizes for discoveries or in- t! * 1 -.1 T A ventions connected wun me science, n p may he said to be the executive of the y Royal Central Society of Agriculture, n which is located in this city, consisting e of 40 ordinary, 24 free and 12 foreign as- o aociates, aud which is the centre of cor- a respondence of ail the societies of France y devoted to agriculture, and to all the dif- a ferent branches of rural and domestic e- c conomy. This society has several model b farms, at which are tried all experiments e offered by experience or by science, pre- a vious to their recommendation. These tl faims are situated in different parts of ti France, the nearest to Paris being distant V between 20 and 30 miles.?The directors y of this last, publish an annual volume, i< which is entirely d'.siinct from the month- y ly periodical published bv the society, S which latter word is considered the most b able among the many consecrated to this i n science. Information upon all the diff. s* erent branches of agriculture in every c part of France is collected by this society, 11 and the most interesting and valuable is made public through its monthly journal, s Besides this journal there are many ofh- s ers, some of which are devoted to partic- h ular branches, among which is one exclu- u ively to Horticulture. This latter is a made the organ of a society, the object of a which is to promote the interests of this tl liter science. This society has at least ne annual exhibition, at which premiums re given.?The one which was held this ear and but a few weeks ago I attended; nd at which was presented for premium very variety of fruit and rare flower. As gazed at the former I felt every disposiion to test their merits by some other ense than that of sight. At the same exibition were presented a great variety of ools and ornaments for gardens, und along the latter I nruch admired a founfun and wished I could transport it to your ome. Whether the combined efforts of overnment and societies have effected ny great changes in these important scinces I cannot say, but from the upward nd onward march of those with which I retend to have some knowledge. I should* easoning from analogy, infer that they ave not been stationary. I have sent ou all the catalogues of books upon agriultureand which! hope you have receied. Since my arrival in Paris, I have not >een beyond its barriers but but once and, hen I saw every where a smiling and lighlv cultivated country, and furnishing trong indications that man had not been die, and that his labors were to be rewardd with abundance."?Agriculturist. From the S. C. Temeperance Advocate. To THE NeWBEBRY AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY. In discharge ef the duty assigned to ne, with other members, at the last meetng of the Agricultural Society, I will, s well as I am able, put you in possesion of all the information which I possess, >n the subject of wheat. I have now, or 21 years, annually sowed a crop of yheat: and I have uniformly made some, Ithough in two years, that some was very ittle, and very indifferent. Yet, on the yhole, I have generally made enough for he use of my family, and I am persuaded hat there are few farmers, who cannot lo as well, and many who can do abunlantly better. The attention should be first directed to he selection of seed. It is an old saying, hat "a change from sand is no change, it all," by which it is meant, when you hange your seed wheat, do not take rom a sandy soil. A strong clay soil ;ives the best varieties of wheat. For ?ur climate, wheat from the North or Vest does not answer well: it is geneally too late, and is more liable to the ust. If we could obtaip wheat from arallels of latitude in the old world, cor^spending with our's, I think it would ucceed admirably. So too, wheat, from fie South and South West of our own ontinent, will do well, and hence I have o doubt, that the variety of Texian Vheat, introduced among us by our esimable citizen, and enterprising and killful farmer, Judge Wilson, will suceed admirably. Of our own varieties, ione have answered so well with me, as hat which is known by the name of the lolland Wheat. It is a small yellow rain, and weighs uniformly 60 lbs. and pwards to the bushel. It ripens about week earlier than our common winter fheat, and will stand longer after it is ipe. As it ripens, the nela exnioits a nost beautiful yellow golden appearance: coking at it, as gently moved by the rind, it looks like a sea of molten gold, t is not as liable to rust, blight or smut, obtained it from John Holland, of ,aurens, in the year 1833, when the rheat of the upper country, was entirely lighted and destroyed. He made from 0 acres, 200 bushels of ricely cleaned, lerchantable wheat. 1 have sowed it very year since. This year, and 1839, was slightly touched by the rust, but ot so as to injure it; in 1839, I found a tile smut in it, but not enough to conjpel s to wash it. The seed ought not only to be selected rom a good variety, but it should be well repared for being sown. In the first lace, it should be thoroughly dried by the un before it is put up for seed: this preents weavils, and gives sound and ealthy grains for vegetation. In the iext place, sift the seed carefully with a ood sand sieve: this will take out all he small immature grains. In the third lace, for 24 hours before you sow it, soak our seed in a preparation of water satuated with about 1 lb. of bluestone to ev. ry 5 bushels of wheat. Before you take ut your seed wheat, which will be found t the bottom of the cask or tub. in which oil soak it, skim off the floating graius nd trash. When I have pursued this our9e, which was recommended to me y my friend, John S. Carwile, I have scaped the smut. At least a bushel of eed should be sown to the acre. When lie ground is good, from one and a quar. *r to one and a half bushels may be sown. Vheat thus sown will make a greater i icld, and i9 not so liable to rust. This . lea, I remember, was suggested many ears ago, by Mr. North, to the Farmers' i lociety of Pendleton, and was enforced y such reasons, as induced me to yield ly assent to it fully. I wish, that by ome means, the Agricultural community ould again have the opportunity of readDg that valuable practical essay. More attention I know ought to be betowed on the ground on which wheat is own than we generally do. Fallow ind is best for wheat. If it is well broken p, and the wheat well put in with a hovel plough, and the ground made level nd smooth with a harrow or roller, I < link we should hear little complaint of the Hessian flv. Few will, however, for the present, take so much pains. Our Society is intended to encourage improve- , ment, and 1 hope some one will try this suggestion. Wheat ought to he sown on a clay soil, and never later than the 1st or 2d week in October: still earlier would. I think, be better. Twenty bushels of cotton seed' to every acre will give to the crop a fine healthy and vigorous stale. I incline to think that a top dressing about the 1st of March, of about 5 bushels to the acre of slacked ashes would greatly improve the crop. I have never tried it on wheat, but I know that it is a great benefit to cultivated grasses. The crop of wheat ought to be cut before.it isjdead ripe: it should stand for 2 or .5 days in the held in small shocks, it the weather is dry, it may then be housed safely. As soon as the crop is laid by, (about the middle of July.) the wheat should be thrashed out,, cleaned, and well sunned. One day's sun is scarcely ever sufficient. Two successive days is generally enough. I take it up and put it away while hot from the sun; in the course of a few days afterwards 1 commence to grind. In this way my flour at the end of a y6ar is just as good as it was on the day on which it was ground. Good flour can only be expected from good wheat in good condition. When that is the case, a good mill, with good cloths and a skilful miller, can make as good flour here, as can be made any where. Many persons ruin their flour by desiring to have more than can be made. My father, whose long experience and skill in the manufacture of flour is well known, states that the following ought to be the results of a well ground bushel of wheat, weighing 60 lbs. One-tenth, 6 lbs. must be deducted for toll, one-sixth, 10 lbs. for bran?9 pounds for middlings and shorts, which will make an aggregate of 25 pounds, leaving 35 pouridsof flour. From which it appears, that a little less than 6 bushels, (say five and a half,) will make a barrel of flour weighing 192 pou ids neat. John BeltonO'Wrail. Springfield, July 8, 1841. history of the first imported perk8hibes. To Syday Hawes, Esq., are we indebted for the introduction of the now famous and popular Berkshire breed of hogs. It is well known in this section, that when he emigrated to this country in the fall of 1832, and settled on the farm I now occupy, called "Three Hills Farm,".he brought with him three Berkshire pigs? one boar and two sows, since known bv tbe names of 44 Jack of Newberry," "Peggy," and "Streatly." Among the first who appreciated this superior breed of swine, were F. Rotch of Otsego, F. Booth of Ballston Spa, Lossing and tnyself, who obtained pigs of the first litters. It was not until 1834, however, when Mr. Hawes exhibited them at one of our Fairs, that they attracted much attention; and in fact, they were in so little demand even in 1835. when t purchased them, which was in July, that most of his spring litters were still on hand, and the boars were altered with the intention of fattening them for pork. If we are indebted to Mr. Hawes for the first importation of them, we are equally indebted to the Cultivator and other agricultural papers, for a more ex. i tended introduction and dissemination of them through the United States, where i now the "land sharks," "alligators" &c. I are fast disappearing, and the round, plump and stately Berkshires are taking undisputed possession.. "Peggy," said Mr. Hawes to me, "was i bought at Reading, Berkshire, of a labor- I ing man." Peggy was Mr. Hawes' favorite sow, and from her some of our best i Berkshires have sprung; and it is supposed I 44 Maxima," the famous large sow, Mr. JLossmg purchased ot the Shakers, was a pig of hers. Peggy was in color a blueblack, with considerable white on her head, neck and body, and generally cast her pigs much lighter colored than either of the other imported sows. She was the smallest of the lot, but long in the body, small head, ears small and upright, legs short and medium sized; hams remarkably large and well let down. I purchased her of Mr. H. in 1835, and slaughtered her in 1840. I have now a daughter of her 6 years old, got by 44 Jack of Newberry," that will weigh about 50^ pounds, and for size of hams, I challenge the country to produce her superior. 44 Streatly," continued Mr. Hawes. "was bought of a large farmer at Streatly, Berks, seven miles from Reading."? t Streatly was larger and longer than Peg. b < ...I i i m .. L:.. ? gy, ol a jet DiacK color, wun a wnne i stripe in her face, white feet, and some t small white spots on her body. She was s la *ger in the head and longer in the snout, c ears longer and pitching forward. She i was long in the hody, more rangy and 1 straight on the back, and tail set on high- s er, and was not equal to Peggy in the t ham. She was famous for having large litters of pigs, seldom having less than c twelve at a litter, and sometimes fourteen to sixteen. I slaughtered her in 1839. c 'Jack of Newberry" was the first imported Berkshire boar brought to this section; was a large, rangy and superior ii animal?as the stock he left behind him is ample evidence; was about as light col- r ored as Peggy, and slightly tinged with t red or rusty color; was long and round t Tp in the body; very sloping from the hips to the tail; large and heavy hams for o boar; fine large shoulders* with a short thick neck, and medium sized head and ear; would weigh probably, in ordinary condition, from 350 to 400 pounds. Mr. Uawes sold him in 1835, to a gentleman in JTroy, and afterwards he was sold again toft farmer in a western county of this i State, which is the last we heard of him. "Jack of Newbury" was to the hogs in this country, what the "Godolphin Arabi- i an," was to the horses in England. In the summer of 1833, Mr. Hawes < imported another Berkshire sow, called j "Sally," which he said "was bred in Norfolk, from Berks stock." She was the largest.and coarsest sow of the three; was larger in the head and legs, ears large, broad and drooping more over the eyes, body long, deep and capacious, very sloping on the rump, and tolerably good in the hams, color blue.black, a little tinged with rust, more white, and spots larger than either of the others. Sally, when voun? whs rather a shv breeder. J -J ^ J and Mr. Hawes disposed of her to H. i Holland, Esq., of Baiiston Spa, an I I purchased her at his sale in the fall of 1830. I took three litters from her, one of which numbered eighteen, and then sold her to D C Collins. Esq., in May, 1838, when she died just after littering, much regretted by her owner as well a9 those who had engaged her pigs. In the spring of 1835, Mr. Hawes imported a boar from another strain or family of Berkshires, who came into my possession with the farm, soon after he arrived, i which I called "Siday,"?while others have called him "Telhurst." To use Mr. i Hawes' words, " he came from Reading, but I cannot tell where he was bred."? Siday was a jet black, with some white on kis nose and face, tips of his feet white, but no white spots on his body rather coarse in the head, wide between; the ears, (a point Mr. H thought much of,) which were large broad and upright; remarkably deep and thick through the shoulders, short neck, and rather short in the body, but broad across the hip and loin, and falling a little from the hip to the tail. He was not as large nor as rangy as "Jack of Newberry," neither were his stock in general as large, but many of his pigs were beautiful specimens of the breed. Siday was slaughtered in 1839. The foregoing comprises what i9 termed "Hawes' importations," and came into my possession in 1835, from which most of the Berkshires in this country originated. From this importation originated the famous sows "Maxima" and "Superior," , and all the "large" and "small" Berk- ! shires which were owned by Mr. Lossing, the Slickers at Watervliet, and others which have been sent to almost every section of this country, no other importa- , tion having occurred until the fall of 1838, i from which pigs were raised in 1839. I It is said that the late John Brentnall, of Orange county,of this State, imported some Berkshire pigs as early as 1823, but . they were not properly appreciated, and , were hardly known beyond the smoke of | l: l : n vt n . Ills UIII ill lie V . ?>?JLlfiKIT. I Three Hills Farm, 1841. ( Diseases of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, 4*c. , CURE FOR THE SCRATCHES IN HORSES. < Wash with warm soap suds the part | affected, and with a cob or other rough j substance rub off all scabs, then apply oil { or hog's lard just so as to moisten the ( skin, then take a fine powder or hemlock ( bark and cover the parts well with it; a { few applications will effect a cure. < CURE FOB MURRAIN. j I have a Durham Bull that was taken | about a year since, with what is called \ bere, the Bloody Murrain. Symptoms:?Eyes sunk in the head, y nose dry, bowels costive, the discharge j brownish, urine the darkest bloody color, ^ appetite gone. \ Treatment:?I gave 1 pound of salts, t 1 oz of nitre, and 1 oz cream tarter, one c lose; the next day another dose of the v same. No appetite; the third day gave 1 v pint castor oil. 4th day, physic began to v operate, appetite rather on the mend, v kvaterstill the same; dissolved 4oz of al- s im in 2 quarts of sour butter-milk for an ( istrinrrent. It turned the blood, but n o - -- " * v' nade him costive; gave one more dose r )f salts, and turned him off the sick list, i >erfectly cured. Wm. Kingham. v Cure for sore Teats?Scarcely a e iairy of cows can be found in which more c >r less are subjected to 9ore teats, and n 'rom the irritation thus caused, much |( rouble in milking, and loss of milk ensue, b Phe following preparation, if kept on hand ]. tnd applied occasionally to such udders md leat? as require it, will prevent or cure v he disease. Sometimes the flies will t >e troublesome, if so add one ounce of as- a lafcetida or aloes in powder, and incorpor- s ite it thoroughly with the ointment. t, Sometimes the teats are tender only, t When this is the case, washing with weak k ialt and water is beneflcial, and usually r mfheient. Ointment made of sweet eider, four e >unces. fi Yellow bascililcon ointment, four oun- n :es. Spirits of turpentine, one ounce. Mix and well incorporate on a slab or : n a mortar and it is fit for use. Broken Wind in Horses.?A great a lumber of dissections have proved that p he cause of this disease is a rupture of v he air vessels in the lungs. Tne difficult j< 40 . ' I ty of breathing which some persons experience after unusual or prolonged effort, would seem to arise from the same cause, and there is some reason to think that the disease may he hereditary. This is an important suggestion, so far as the human race is concerned. 14 Dr. Jackson found that of 28 persons affected with this rupture of the air cells, 18 were the offspring of parents (father or mother,) affected with the same disease, and that several of them had died from this cause. In some instances the brother onrl oiutora of fKoou bi ui.? o.o.vn v. ...vjo [/ci.hkis were similarly affected. On the other hand of 50 persons unaffected with the disease, three only were the offspring of parents who had suffered from it; whence it follows that rupture of the air cells of the lungs is frequently a hereditary disease ; a fact important to man and horse, at all events to the breeder of the latter."? Medico Chirugal Rev. Cracked ears in Pigs.?-ilfir.-Sutherland slates the cause of this complaint in swine, to he exposure to the heat of the sun when the skin is tender, and feeding exceed exclusively on dry food. The preventive is to keep the pig out of the heat of the sun ; and feed the sows and pigs with ground food mixed with boiled potatoes, or once or twice a week a mass of raiv ones. The cure is effected by making soms lev, by putting ashes in water and stirring them up, let them settle and drain off, and then with a watering pot sprinkle it over their ears, or over the whole body if scurfy : or ashes may be scattered over them while it is raining. Swill to Sows.?" Do not feed your sows much swill or slop in a day or two after their littering. I have a man on my place, who gave his sow a pail of swill soon after she had pigged, and she died in an hour ; and I have known several instances in which from such feeding, sows have died in the course of the day." N. Sutherland. Cure for the Boll-evil. Castrating Colts.?.Make one or two incisions in the swelling, and then wash the wound niceZy with strongly soapsuds, and fill the wound with lime. A few applications will perform the cure. Care should be taKen in cutting, so as not to cut across the neck, and thus wound an artery. I will (while writing about horses) give you my mode of castrating colts, which is not new, but plain and simple ; and, I believe, if care be taken on the part of the operator, it is the best mode. I never had one to mind cutting more than a boar. The plan is this: After the colt is thrown down and carefully tied, the integuments of the testicles are to be laid open with a sharp knife, and the stone pulled out, and the cord of the nut cleaned down. The cord is then to be securedly tied with a thread. and the ends of the thread left six :_l. : i i i i .i ? jr eigm incites long. Alter ootn stones sre taken out, the wounds are to be well greased with old bacon gravy and salt.? Farmers Register. Simple Cure fob Cough in Horses. ?Two years ago (says a correspondent of the Cultivator, (one of my carriage horses had an extremely bad cough, which had continued for six or eight months; different applications were made without sffect. I applied to a man who I knew dealt in horses, and had paid some atten:ion to their diseases for a remedy. He it once told me that he hnd never found iny thing so effectual for a bad coagh as luman urine, given a few times, by disiharging into a bucket of water and let:ing them drink it, or on their food and ?at it. I directed my driver to do so, and n one week the horse was completely reieved. I have frequently had it tried ivith the same good effect. Thf Scour in Calves, &c.?About a fear ego I had a valuable calf taken with t, and tried the remedies mentioned by rour correspondent?caticu, laudanum, fee. as I had often done before, but this ime without success. In a few days it lied. Some weeks after, another, for vhich I had given six guineas, was taken vith the same complaint, and by the adice of an eminent veterinary surgeon who vas visitinp mp. T cravo it nnthincr hut n ?* f? ? ~ mall and repeated doses of Epsom and riauber salts in equal quantities; half an unee of the two in a little warm water, epeated two or three times a day, accordug to the violence of the distemper. It ras quickly cured, and I have used it on ivery occasion since with unvarying sueess. I am glad of this opportunity of naking it pubiic for the benefit of my feldw countrymen who are engaged in ireeding cattle. I no longer feel any aarm at a calf being affected with this disiase, which almost every weaning calf is, vithin the first six weeks. I consider he complaint in some degree infections, md also that too warm a building without ufficient circulation of air tends greatly o produce it. Laudanum, bark, &c., hough they stop the disease frequently ;ill the patient; the salts, on the contrary, emove the cause of disease without proucing costiveness. If any of your readrs give it a trial, I doubt not they will ind it as useful a remedy as I have done nyself.?Farmers Magazine. Cases of Vertigo in the Horse. BY MB. JOSEPH WOODGEH. PADDINGTON. On December 3, 1840,1 was desired to ttend two mares, belonging to Mr. Carenter, that were attacked by the pretiling epidemic. The symptoms were, )5? of appetite?defluxion from the eyes, r the lids of which became rapidly swollen ?drooping of the head?frequent shifting of the limb9, and the pulse weak and quick, and ranging from 60 to 70. I gave a drink composed of spirit of nitrous ether, nitre, and emetic tartar, and repeated it in the evening. This I continued until the 6th, when the urgent symptoms had subsided, and the horse* ware sent to the owner's farm, with orders to give them scalded oats and bran, and balls composed of gentian and ginger. They appeared to be going on well until the 12th, when the owner had them taken up to go to work. They were put into the stable, and fed the same as the other horses. On the 13th, at seven o'clock in the evening, [ was sent for in great haste, the messenger telling ine that one of them was in a fit. When I arrived there the mare was standing, but apparently unconscious of surrounding objects. I went to her head, and putting my finger under the maxillary bone in order to feel the pulse, she suddenly fell on her side. She got up, however, without any assistance in a few minutes. I cautiously approached her a second time, and found the pulse I 50, and fall. I bled her to the amount of * 0 quarts, and gave her three drachms o( aloes. On the next day she was apparently well; but, on the noon of that day, the other was attacked in the same way.** The treatment was the same, and accompanied by the same result, i The owner asked my opinion as to the cause of these sudden and violent attacks. 1 told him that it was the too highly stim, ulating food and over-distended stomach, and that the functions of the brain were , disturbed or suspended by the additional quantity of blood determined to it. By t giving me your opinion, you will oblige i your's, &c. The Veterinarian* A Case of Ruptured Spleen hi a Horse. by the same. | On Dec. 31, 3840, I was desired to look at a black gelding, the property of ' Mr. Ray no Ids. The servant said that the animal had the belly-ach. When [ arrived, I found the horse lying down, and looking backwards towards his bellv. I in. ~ 9 quired how long he had been in this state dc that was told he had been as usual at noon. Half an hour afterwards, it was obsorved that he had not fed,but was very uneasy, pawing with his feet. At three o'clock the attendant came for me, The pulse was almost imperceptible, the extremeties warm, and there were the general symtoms of spasmodic cholic. I gave him a pimento drink, and injec. ted some warm water, and said I would see him again in an hour. I was punctual to my time, but found him no better The owner wished me to bleed him; but his pulse told me that if I did so hewould certainly die. I gave him another pimento drink. For the pillidoessofhis mouth and the coldness of his extremeties, I began now to suspect that there was internal hemorrhage, and I communicated my suspicion to the owner, telling him that I was quite convinced that the animal had not long to live. At half Bast five o'clock he died. On opening the abdomen, I found the cavity filled with coagulated blood, and I expected to find rupture of the liver; but to my great surprise, it appeared that all the hemorrhage proceeded from the spleen This viscus was not more than its usual size, and with the exception of a rupture of about three inches in lenth, appeared to be perfectly healthy. The 28th waa the last day that he had worked, and he then worked very hard in getting up some barges?lb. An Account op a large Mesenteric Gland Destroying a Horse, by mr. alexander dunlop. v. s., airdrie, lanark, n. b. On October 17th, 1833, I was sent for to see a horse that had been bought about eight davs before and which was row aken I ill. 1 thought it was the cholic, and gave a drink composed of linseed oil, tdlpeatine and opium* I also backraked and clystcred the animal. The pulse was about 50. I saw him again in about an hour afterwards, and there was very little differ. ence in the symtoms. i thought it right to bleed, and I abstracted six quarts of blood. I also backraked, and felt something solid, which I thought was hardened f?ces. I gave another clyster, and admin* istered four drachms ofBarbadoes aloes, with plenty of gruel. lip, m. he appeared to be relieved.?* I heard no more of bim for some days; but then I was sent for in great haste. I found my patient in a worse state than before. The pulse wos 65; the animal appeared to be in great pain, and was much exhausted. He had a peculiar way as he stood in his stall, of turning half found aqd standing in that for five, or ten minutes. He would then lye down and turn upon his back. I bled him, fomen. . ii* ii i . i i i i. lea nis Deny, ana again oacK-raKea nun in doing which I could still fiel something hard with the tips of my fingers. I gave plenty of gruel which was the only thing that seemed to relieve him. As I had to go out of town I did not see him for some hours after this. I then found him hardly able to rise^-# Sometimes he seemed to be cooaidunfalf