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nent men have been carried, to ascertain what 

 till lately has perplexed the soundest judge- 

 ment, sufficiently demonstrates their desire to 

 alleviate the sufferings of the most useful ani- 

 mal that is subservient to our purposes, and 

 evinces an amiable and industrious spirit, which 

 it is hoped may inspire others, who are emu- 

 lous to acquire celebrity, to pursue their ex- 

 ample. 



We cannot ornit here paying a tribute of 

 respect to an individual, whose intense study 

 and profound inquiries have reduced the intri- 

 cacy of the veterinary system to the capacity 

 of the meanest practitioner; and to conceal 

 the name of Mr. White were little short of 

 an act of injustice. But by thus signalising 

 one man, we would not be thought to depre- 

 cate the talents of others ; for there are many 

 who deserve the highest encomiums for the 

 eagerness they have shown in endeavours to 

 mitigate the pains, and to ameliorate the con- 

 dition of the Horse. 



But there are still many mysteries in the 

 animal frame which can only be developed by 

 time and circumstance; the Power that thinks 

 fit to conceal them from the knowledge of man 



