300 Notices respecting N<iw Booh. 



" Wlien the diameter of the bottle is large, the gla<is top is 

 liable to break after two or three weeks ; bv using the eye of tife 

 glass, I have found them perfectly safe, witii a diameter of four 

 inches ; and for larger I have not had occasion. 



" In addition to the speciifiens mentioned in my former letter, 

 I might have named foetuses at tlie full period of gestation. 



" Having been accustomed to put up anatomical prepara- 

 tions, I do not hesitate to affirm that the method I have now de- 

 tailed, is as easy of application as any other in popular use; and I 

 believe lOrf. per gallon would not oidv pay for the sail, but ail 

 the other little expenses, with the exception of the bottle. 



" Many parts of morbid structure are preserved much better 

 than by spirit." 



XLVII. Notices respecllvg New Books. 



Anew System of Slweing Horses, with an Account of the va- 

 rious Modes practised by different Nations, more particularly 

 a Comparison between the English and French Methods, and 

 Observations on the Diseases of the Feet connected iiifh 

 Shoeing. By Joseph Goodwin, Veterinary Surgeon to His 

 Majesty, &c. 8vo. pp. 309. 



IVIr. Goodwin rests his claim to attention on the important 

 part of the veterinary art, of which he treats in this work, on the 

 best of all foundations, long experience. For twenty vears he 

 has been extensively occupied in attending to the management 

 and diseases of horses of all denominations. 



The system of shoeing horses vvliich Mr. G. recommends is in 

 direct opposition to the common method employed in England. 

 The circumstance which led him to adojjt it, he thus relates : 



" Several years ago, when cavalry-officers and others, who 

 had been on the continent, were going through Carlton-House 

 stables, I repeatedly heard them observe, that the proportion of 

 lame horses in France, compared to the number in England, was 

 quite trifling. This induced me to neglect no ojjportunity of in- 

 quiring into the cause of so important a fact : I frequently asked 

 if there was any difference in their method of shoeing, or any 

 other circumstance, which contributed to this desirable object ; 

 but I could not acquire any distinct information. However, when 

 the communication between France and this country was opened 

 in 1814, an opportunity presented itself. Two horses were then 

 brought from the king of France's stables, both of which were 

 as;ed, and had previously undergone several years of hard work. 

 Their feet were very perfect in {\k:», and in good, order, and 



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