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London, England, 1851-04-10 00:00:00

EVENING, APRIL 10, 1851,

THE QUARTERLIES.
THE ZOI ST for April. No.
The present number of the Zoist contains two most
interesting cases of the cure of tetanus or lock-jaw in
horses by means of mesmerism. These cases are so
important that we make no apology for giving them
entire. The cases are communicated by Dr. Elliot-
son. The first case is by Mr. H. S. Thompson, of
Fairfield, near York, the other is by Mr. South,
veterinary surgeon, New Bond-street.
MR. TROMPSON'S CASE.
" Understanding that a case of lock-jaw or tetanus in
a horse has been successfully treated by Mr. Amor, of
Bond.street, I have thought that an account of a case of
lock-jaw in a horse, treated by myself, several years
ago, and in which the animal recovered, may not be
altogether uninteresting.
" A valuable yearling colt was suddenly seized with
lock-jaw. As I was from home, staying at a friend's
house in the neighbourhood, my groom immediately
dispatched a messenger to inform me, and in the mean
time aunt for a veterinary surgeon. I arrived a few
minutes after the veterinary surgeon, and asked him
what treatment he prcposed. He said bleeding, and, if
possible, giving calomel and opium: if he could not get
anything down the throat, then to give it injections in
the first place of oil and opium. I next asked him if
ho had seen many instances of tetanus. He answered
that he had seen many. • How many had he cured?'
• None!!' I then told him, as that was the case, I should
prefer killing the colt my own way; and I immediately
set two men to work, one on each side, to rub the animal
from the head to the tail with a piece of flannel steeped
in oil, hartshorn, and camphorated spirits, and to make
the friction as light and as rapid as possible over the
animal. When the men were tired, I put two others to
take their places. I had the satisfaction in two hours of
finding the animal could turn his head slightly, and that
it could separate its teeth about half an inch. This
process was continued for several hours, and there was
a further improvement. I then ordered some sheep to
be brought up, and two to be killed every two or three
hours, and their warm skins to be wrapt round the
body and neck, and partially over the head. The colt
the next day could move about, bend his neck, and drink
freely. I continued this treatment for two days, i. e.,
friction and sheep skins, and at the end of a week a
slight stiffness only in the limbs was observable; but the
eyes were still turned up and drawn inwards. The
friction was still persevered with for an hour or so each
day, and the animal kept warm. The last thing that
got quite right was the direction of the eyes. It was
nearly five or six weeks before they looked quite natural.
The colt got perfectly well; I sold it for a good price,
wind it won several races afterwards. Its name was
Cable, by Sheet Anchor. At the time I pursued this
treatment with the colt I was altogether ignorant of the
benefit of mesmeric manipulations, though I had been
long aware of the great use of friction and animal heat
in cases of strains, rheumatic affections, and swelling of
the joints and limbs.
" The first time that I witnessed the good effects of
animal heat in recent strains was when I was quartered
with my regiment in Ireland. A horse I was training
sprained the fetlock so severely that it could scarcely
put its foot to the ground, and the joint was much
swollen. I was recommended by an old man, who had
had great experience with horses, to apply a lamb skin
hot from an animal recently killed, The effect was al-
most immediate; the horse very soon appearing free
from pain: and with no other applications than fresh
skins, and light friction, it was soon quite sound again.
The application of a sheep skin, warm from the animal,
in cases of strains, or rheumatic affections of the loins
and back of a horse, is a very old and common remedy
with country farriers; and I know of none so efficacious.
The skin is generally left on until it becomes offensive:
but I am convinced, from experiments which I have wit-
nessed, that the application of fresh skins is far more
effective. Of the use of friction every horse owner is
aware. After severe work, or when the legs are at all
swollen, hand-rubbing is the usual and constant practice
of all good grooms; and I have often seen hard swel-
lings removed by the use only of constant friction with
the hand. H. S. TMOMPSON.
" Fairfield, near York, Feb. 28, 1851.
"CASE BY MR. 110IITH.
" Sir,—l hope you will excuse the liberty I have
taken in writing to you respecting the case of tetanus
that you saw at my Infirmary. Should you, Sir, con-
sider this case worthy of forwarding to the Zoist I shall
be very happy. Your obedient servant,
S.
"To Dr. Elliotson. G. SOUTB, v .
" On the 25th Dec., 1840, I was sent for to see a
horse that was very ill, and on my arrival I found him
suffering with a general spastic rigidity of the muscles;
the jaws were completely closed. I had him removed
to my Infirmary with the intention of Carrying out the
new views on the subject; and, if possible, to put him
into a comatose or sleepy state. Having had the oppor-
tunity of seeing the operation of mesmerism in the
human subject, and with a satisfactory result, I con-
cluded that some relief might be given to the horse; and,
with the kind assistance of Mr. Amor and a fried, we
commenced our operation at 5 o'clock re.ar., and con-
tinued till 12 r.m., and during the latter part of the time
be was sleepy, frequently nodding his head, and nearly
falling. We made passes with contact from the back of
his head to his tail, and down his face.
"26th, 8 AM. I recommenced my former treatment
with the assistance of Mr. Amor and my assistant; we
kept at him until 11 P.N. At 6 P.M. I was visited by
Dr. Ashburner and Mr. Amor, who kindly assisted in
the operation.
'27th. Treatment continued to 31st; water well mes-
merised, and likewise gruel, were frequently offered, but
ho was unable to partake of the slightest quantity.
" Jan. Ist. Treatment continued; and oefore leaving
him two quarts of water were strongly mesmerised, and
drunk by him.
" 2d. Treatment continued.
" 3d. Ditto, ditto; symptoms better; not so much
rigidity of the muscles or excitement; and with great
difficulty ho partook of a little hay. There was thus
decided improvement on the 9th day; and from this
time he continued to mend.
" 4th. Symptoms batter; treatment was persevered in.
and he steadily improved, so that on the 25th Feb. I
sent him home perfectly well.
"*,* Those who thought Miss Martineau mad for de-
claring she cured a cow may ponder on these two cases,
and begin to remember that cows, horses, and other
brutes, are, like us, flash and blood, and brain and
nerves; and, like ug, eat, drink, and feel, and walk, and
above all things take physic like ourselves with advan-
tage.—Jome ELLIGTSoi.
Dr. Elliotson might have added that in cases of
animals the opponents of mesmerism are precluded
from repeating the old exploded libels of collusion and
imposture, with which they were wont to greet both
mesmeriser and mesmerisee, when any mani-
festation of the curative powers of mes-
merism took place in the human subject.
They cannot treat these horses as they endeavoured
to treat poor James Wombwell, who had his leg am-
putated without feeling it whilst in a state of mes-
meric sleep, in 1842, and who has been the object of
the unceasing persecution of certain parties ever
since_ They have not scrupled to forge pretended con-
fessions in his name. The whole history of this dis-
graceful affair is given in the present number of the
Zoist. Colonel Davidson contributes some interest-
ing illustrations of mesmerism in the native human and
brute inhabitants of India, attributing to the stare of
the tiger and of the serpent mesmeric effects by which
they produce coma in their victims before they seize
them ; and Sir Charles Isham relates some curious in-
stances of spectral, visual, and acoustic illusions. Mr.
Lloyd, of Naburn,near York, relates an interesting case
of tetanus in a youth successfully treated with mesme-
rism, from which it appears that this usually fatal
disease readily yielded to mesmeric treatment. Among
the curiosities of mesmerism may be mentioned the
report of Dr. Motherwell, of Melbourne, in Austra-
lia, of a clairvoyante who traced the whole course of
Sir John Franklin. The paper was communicated
to Dr. Ellietson, who transmitted it to the Zoist, with
a request that only a portion of it should be published
at present. The following is the report :
"Friday evening, Ist October, 1850.—A letter writ-
ten by Sir John Franklin, in 1838, was placed in the
hands of a clairvoyante by Dr.-Motherwell. She said
that she saw the writer in Hobart Town, the place where
that letter was written; and upon being requested to
trace the writter from thence, she described with com-
plete accuracy several events in Sir John Franklin's life
an the Australian colonies, and ultimately followed him
to England. She then commenced following him upon
his expedition to the North Pole: and the following is
substantially and nearly verbatim the account which she
gave from time to time of the expedition :
"'I see the vessel Sir John Franklin is in; there are
other vessels with him; they are all starting together.
I think there are three or four of them, and they are
sailing now: they are passing land just now which is
very high. Shall I follow the vessel Sir J. F. is in,
because they are beginning to separate? (Told to fol-
low the vessel.) I see land now; it is very low, and
seems inhabited by natives who are quite astonished and
are running down to look. The vessels are beginning
to come near each other now, and I see floating in the
sea those large white cliffs; they are icebergs. • • •
" I forward the whole MS. to the editers of the joist,
but request that the rest may not be published at pre-
sent; for it by no means follows that, because those
parts of her enunciation which can be at present vellr
are perfectly correct,
be, the remainder
what is
equallyknown t
too.
Indeed the case may n reg ard
to
wh mast
a
be correct, cerebral sympathy rather than clairvtoyance.
The best clairvoyants wander egregious y, an
.d he pr.e-
Ib r •
cumstance she is to a certainty incorrect. e ieve
sent, however gifted, is no exception,
because in one car-
clairvoyance; but I place implicit re lance in no clair-
generally. more error than aeon-
voyant; and, as there is
racy I
in the whole clairvo)ance of every person, however
minute and abundant the accuracy, shall defer publi-
cation of the remainder till we have tidings of Sir John
Franklin and can verify her statements.—J.ELLloTSON,'
ianiel 1

THE FARMERS'
Contains a masa of interesting bucolic matter, and is
illustrated by two admirably executed engravings, the
subject of the first plate being a grey"horse, " Lincoln,"
the property of Mr. Charles Poulton, of Reading, to
which was awarded the first prize in class 3 at the meet-
ing of Royal Agricultural Society of England, held at
Exeter in July last year, as the best roadster. The se-
cond is the portrait of a long-woolled ram, belonging to
Mr. W. Game, of Aldesworth, in Gloucestershire, for
which the first prize was awarded at the same meeting;
and a noble-looking animal he must be, judging from the
picture.

EAST Houss.—Yeaterday a ballot was
taken
SEPaist India House for the election of six directors,
thein a t
thei
room of Mr. William Butterworth Bayley, Mr. Rus-
sell Ellice, Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Mr. Ross Donnelly
Mr. John Masterman, M.P., and Major John
l'Airatnhgulresilßolge,' who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the
glasses were closed and delivered to the scrutineers, who re-
ported tlpit 'the election had fallen on Mr. John Cotton, Mr.
John Loch, Mr. Charles Milk Mr. Wm. Henry Chicheley
Plowden, M.P., Mr. Henry Shank, and Mr. Henry St. Geo.
Tucker. A Court of Directors was also held at the East
India House, when the thanks of the Court were voted una-
nimously to Mr. John Shepherd (Chairman), and Sir James
Weir Hogg, M.P. (Deputy Chairman), for their great appli-
cation and attention to the affairs of the East India Com-
pany during the past year.
We are requested to contradict, on authority, the
statement that " the elder brother of the Bishop of Oxford
bad been received into the Church of ROM a few days

.

MAGAZINES, &c.-(CONTINUED.) 1 SHIPPING.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. i Returns have been published relative to the shipping
! Four articles in the present number are devoted to the registered during the year ending December 31, 1850.
review of worles the recent publication of which has ex- In England the number of sailing-vessels registered
cited attention in the reading world. Of the graphic was as follows:-Under 50 tons 6,675, tonnage 202,424;
volumes of the gallant Major Edwardes it is happily ob- above 50 tons 11,718, tonnage 2,410,160. In Scotland
served, "All is written in a plain, unpretending, straight- 1,278 sailing-vessels under 50 tons were registered,
forward, military style; by no means deficient in either amounting in tonnage to 38,531; and above 50 tons 2,154,
elegance or force of diction, and perfectly intelligible in equal to a total tonnage of 452,864. In Ireland the
every line. We are not mystified by affectation, or any numbers were 1,057 under 50 tons, tonnage 29,570;
exuberant display of Eastern metaphor, phraseology, or above 50 tons 1,098, tonnage 204,183. In the Isle of Man
nomenclature; there is no studied exhibition of oriental the sailing-vessels registered were, under 50 tons 315,
learning, to render a glossary indispensable at the end tonnage 7,471; above 50 tons 37, tonnage 2,815. In
of ever)? sentence. We meet with no abuse of Guernsey under 40 tons 31, tonnage 949; above 50
any one, no undue assumption of exclusive per- tons 110, tonnage 15,547. In Jersey, under 50 tons 158,
sonal superiority; but a disposition to do justice to all tonnage 3,881; above 50 tons 188, tonnage 28,396. The
parties concerned, in a simple narrative of events. steam- vessels registered were-in England 470 under
The author is evidently of a buoyant, happy, contented 50 tons, total burden 11,423; above 50 tons 425, total
temperament, and wishes to render his readers as happy burden 97,253; in Scotland 38 under 50 tons, total bur-
ns himself. Young and successful, he looks on the den 1,064; above 50 tons 131; total burden 29,763; in
bright side of life's picture, and casts its shadows. All Ireland 12 under 50 tons, total burden 398; above 50
this is wholesome and invigorating, and when we close tons 102, total burden 27,281; in the Isle of Man and
the volumes, so far from being wearied by their perusal, the Channel Islands 7 steamers above 50 tons were re-
we• feel sorry they are not longer." The republication gistered, amounting in tonnags to 1,130.
of the works of the deathless Bunyan, the all but inspired The number of vessels that entered and cleared coast-
author of the most sublime and beautiful allegory ever wise, including their repeated voyages, is thus enema-
penned by man, is admirably noticed; so aro Lord Elks. rated :-Inwards-In England 101,361 sailing-vessela,
mere's edition of Ainares " History of the War of the Ski_ tonnage 8,009,681, and 10,782 steamers, tonnage
liars Vespers," and " Roche's Vanities of Literature." 2,313,664; in Scotland, 16,766 sailing-vessels, ton-
On the latter, the delightful and rare work of the nage 1,042,971, and 4,467 steamers, tonnage 983,760;
,
Octogenarian of Cork, wo could dwell at length with 'u 4
340 Ireland,
steamers, tonnage 1,303,489 ; in the
16,403 sailing-vessels, tonnage 1,191;243,
of M
pleasure, did our limits at present permit it. and
Sir John Stevenson, whose name will go down to isle an 1,337 sailing vessels, tonnage 40,094, and
posterity linked with the great lyrist to whose ~ _ 225 steamers,3 tonnage 35,448. Outwards-In England
verse he wedded the exquisite strains of the 11'
,07
9 ,Wiling, and 10,447 steam-vessels. tonnage
Green Isle, is commemorated in a well-penned memoir,
124,131, iand 2,264,026. In Scotland 17,322 sailing
accompanied by a full-length etching of the friend and and
8 4.603 stlm-vessels, tonnage 1,028,376 and
coadjutor of Thomas Aloore. " Maurice Tierney" finds 1,01 ,634. In elreland 7,360 sailing and 4,534 steam-
himself unexpectedly transported to the banks of the
vessels, tonnage 438,532 and 1,338,732. In the Isle of
St. Lawrence. " A Yarn about our Forefathers" opens Man 740 sailing and 172 steam-vessels, tonnage 19,621
a most amusing history of a family resident in " the and 24,517.
of sailing
good old times" in the western city of Skibbereen, la The movement vessels engaged the colonial
superba; and in " Leaves from the Portfolio of a trade in our ports was as follows :-England, 4,264 British
M vessels entered inward, tonnage,
'Manager," we have a delightful gossip on the dramatic 1,258,478, and 214
productions of Joanna Baillio. Jonathan Freke Slingaby foreign, tonnage 72,171; cleared outwards, 3,912
is glorious this month, in his version of the " Hymn of British, tonnage 1,135,734; and 233 foreign, toa-
st. Patrick," " The Lover's Complaint," " Love in nage 73,233; Scotland entered inwards, 514 British
Reality," and "The Bachelor's Memories"-the last an and 8 foreign,: tonnage 178,574 and 3,778; cleared
exquisite' ballad. In the third mentioned of these lays outwards, 508 British, 12 foreign, tonnage 171,626
occurs the following enigmatic, clue to the name of the and 3,029; Ireland entered inwards 318 British and
bard's " Fayre Ladye," and although he states that- 15 foreign, tonnage 90,012 and 6,129; cleared outwards
" Not one in a thousand that try will make out of it 248 British and 57 foreign, tonnage 68,626 and 16,082;
The name of the maid most beloved of his heart," Isle of Man and Channel Islands entered 30 British Yes-
we commit it to the investigation and ingenuity of our sell and no foreign, tonnage 4,004; cleared 73 British,
readers. He thus propoundeth:- tonnage 9,482. The total number of steam-vessels en-
" And now to conclude with a stiffish conundrum- gaged in the colonial trade, entered inwards at our ports,
A part of the stern of a boat o'er the wave, was 399, tonnage 73,249, and of those cleared outwards
Seven hazels whose barren twigs cast no fruit under 'em, 369, tonnage 72,267, all being British vessels.
Is the name of the fair one who holds me a slave." The number of sailing-vessels engaged in foreign trade
which entered inwards and cleared outwards at our
ports (including repeated voyages) is as follows:--• .
England entered inwards 10,811 British vessels and
11,244 foreign, tonnage 1,868,088 and 1,767,567;
cleared outwards 11,076 British and 13,159 foreign.
tonnage 2,110,924 and 2,041,295; Scotland entered
1,510 British and 1,834 foreign, tonnage 223,272
and 185,578; cleared 1,738 British and 1,799
foreign, tonnage 282,752 and 195,793; Ireland entered
1,016 British and 871 foreign, tonnage 155,000 and
169,288; cleared 433 British and 704 foreign, tonnage
96,497 and 130,588; Isle of Man and Channel Islands
entered 1,148 British and 330 foreign, tonnage 43,529
and 24,720; cleared 1,230 British and 278 foreign, ton•
nage 40,260 and 19,709. The steam-vessels entered
and cleared at our ports to and from foreign porta
were r -Inwards, 3,877 British, and 959 foreign; tonnage,
853,520 and 204,759; outwards, 3,705 British, and 936
foreign; tonnage, 803,919 and 202,133. These numbers
exclude the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The
first receive no steamers engaged in foreign trade, and
for the latter the numbers are 194 British and 9 foreign
entered, tonnage 18,430 and 639; cleared 195 British, 6
foreign, tonnage 18,593 and 355.
The number of sailing vessels built and registered
during 1850 was 610 timber. tonnage 117,033 and 11 iron,
tonnage 2,078; and of steam-vessels 18 timber, tonnage
3,862; and 50 iron, tonnage 10,722. There were sold
and transferred 2,261 sailing and 95 steam-vessels,
amounting in tonnage respectively to 351,012 and 15,148.
The number of British vessels wrecked was 692, tonnage
127,188, four of which were steamers, whose total
burden amounted to 1,462; and there were broken
up 119 sailing-vessels, amounting in burden to 4,850 tons,
and 10 steamers, the tonnage of which equalled 946.
The number of colonial-built vessels registered in the
ports of the United Kingdom was 33, amounting In
burden to 19,382. The colonies furnishing them were
Newfoundland, Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Soot*
and Prince Edward's Island. There were also 57 foreign-
built vessels registered in our ports, amounting in ton-
nage to 10,499.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON ♦ND NORTH-WRSTERN RAILWAY.—Return Of
Traffic for the week ending April 6 :
Passengers. parcels, &c. £23,833 16 10
Merchandise ... ... 18,291 17 3
Cattle ... ... 901 17 9

Total ... £43,027 11 10
Corresponding week last year 44,019 13 8

Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, Nerth
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open, 112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Ap-il 8:
Railway and canal .- £4,813 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,401 0 0
Note.—The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
LANCASWIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
operi.)— Traffic for week ending April 6 ....£15,154 9 3
Corresponding week in last year, (2.,4
miles open) .. ...£11,827 19 11
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—TraffiC for the
week ending April 6 :

MAIN LINZ.

... £90.4 14 5
... 58 7 7
... 468 10 2
... ... 575 0 0

Passengers ...
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails

Total

Passengers
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c.

Total

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ST/SIM-110AT%.

Passengers •.•
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...