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pitals, had lately been upon a visit to the 

 family; he was frequently in the stables, and 

 perceiving an e:ilar^en:fent just above the 

 footlock joint, winch denoininathig a icind^ 

 gall, he displayed a great de.sire to obliterate 

 bv pcrforafioji. This being too kindly (too 

 inadvertently) permitted by the owner, lie 

 attempted the operation wiiJi ■: cafnmo?i laticct, 

 but with so little f)rtitude and success, that 

 in making his incision, the natural motion 

 and rejecting effort of the animal, fascinated 

 the inexperienced operator in his fust at- 

 tempt, and deprived liim of hi^ instrument 

 (which was the next day found in the litter), 

 but not till he had given a destructive proof 

 of his inability,, and afforded a most striking 

 corroboration of the remarks before alluded 

 to in ** The Directory,*' upon this unlucky 

 mode of extirpation. 



Proceeding to minute inspection, I found 

 the whole joint and surrounding parts in the 

 hi<^hest state of tension and inflammation ; 

 the orifice of the injury so very trifling as 

 barely to admit the end of a probe, and so 

 exceedingly painful as not to bear the least 

 pressure, but by much difficulty and perse- 



