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him again. I have seen some horses when their mas- 

 ter was falling from the saddle stand still, without mo- 

 ving a foot, until he got up again. Once I saw some 

 horses when their masters were at dinner, prick up 

 their ears to hear their voices; and when they did so, 

 neighed for joy." 



DISEASES OF HORSES. 



I shall add to this work, a short treatise on the 

 most frequent diseases to which this noble animal is 

 subject. Of all the creatures which an All Wise 

 Providence has given to man, the horse is without 

 controversy the noblest, the most valuable and useful. 

 How necessary, then, that the diseases of so useful a 

 creature should be understood ! Yet how melan- 

 choly the fact, that in all the Medical Schools of 

 America, there has never been established a veterina- 

 ry chair, notwithstanding the warmth with which the 

 celebrated Dr. Rush urged the necessity, and the ad- 

 vantage. A veterinary chair in the schools of Europ.e 

 is common. Farriery, as well as physic, should be 

 taught and studied as a profession. The horse should 

 be known from his anatomy to his diseases; for, next 

 to mankind, he ranks in the scale of usefulness. 

 Such a knowledge would save thousands of these in- 

 dispensable creatures from destruction prematurely, 

 and save thousands of dollars to the ignorant owners 

 of them. 



In the following short treatise, I shall speak only of 



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