CHAPTER I 



VETERINARY EDUCATION 



I SEE you have prepared a lecture for us this evening, 

 Count, and intend to tell us what these figures in plaster- 

 of-Paris mean. 



' They represent the anatomy of a horse. I have 

 modelled them for the better understanding of breeders 

 owning valuable animals. One outlines the muscular 

 formation, with all the tendons and ligaments, while the 

 other is a complete skeleton, showing Nature's mar^-ellous 

 arrangement of bones, and the working of the intestinal 

 functions.' 



How very cleverly done they are ! 



' Well, you see that when a horse is ill from accident or 

 disease, his condition is better explained by a reference to 

 the models. For instance, when I was called lately as a 

 witness in regard to the soundness of a horse, I could 

 prove by a drawing, submitted to the court, the condition 

 of the horse's hoofs, which were separated from the lamina. 

 The judge, comparing the drawing with the model, saw 

 easily where the difficulty lay, and gave a decision in 

 accordance with my statements.' 



Where did you study, Count ? 



' I have my diploma from the Maramonte College in 

 Warsaw, and, with the title of colonel, was in the Pietro 



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