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professor, that his instructions may be fully exemplified and 

 confirmed. 



The next branch of science taught at the school is veterinary 

 surgery and medicine. This embraces a course of anatomy and 

 animal physiology. It comprehends a full description of all the 

 animal organs ; and demonstrations are given from subjects, de 

 stroyed or obtained for that purpose. The functions of the 

 different organs are likewise described ; the organs of digestion, 

 respiration, circulation, and the organs connected with the con 

 tinuance of the species. 



Every part of the animal, external and internal, is shown, its 

 name given, its uses explained ; its situation in relation to the 

 other organs ; the good points, the faults or defects in an animal ; 

 the peculiarities of different races of animals, with the modes of 

 discriminating among them. 



The choice of animals intended for different services, as in 

 horses, for example, whether for the saddle, the race, the chase, 

 the carriage, the road, the wagon, or the plough. Next, the 

 treatment of the diseases of animals ; the medicines in use ; 

 their preparation, and the mode of applying or employing them. 



The next subject of instruction embraces a complete system 

 of keeping farm accounts and journals, with the various books 

 and forms necessary to every department. 



From this the pupil proceeds to what is called rural legisla 

 tion, embracing an account of all the laws which affect agricul 

 tural property or concerns. 



I shall give a specimen of some of the topics treated of in 

 this department. 



The civil rights and duties of a French citizen, and the 

 constitution of France. 



Property, movable or immovable, or, as denominated with 

 us, personal and real ; of the divisions of property ; of its use 

 and its obligations. 



Of commons ; of laws relating to forests ; of the rights of 

 fishing in rivers ; and of hunting. 



The laws relating to rural police ; to public health ; to public 

 security ; to contagious or epidemic diseases. 



The rights of passage of men or animals over the land of 

 another; if any, and w T hat. 



Of crimes. Theft in the fields ; breaking or destruction of 



