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the disease ; a very effectual mode of preventing communication, truly, but he 

 seems not aware that premature judgments w^ould be very likely to consign to 

 death many good animals afflicted with other disorders than rabies. Subse- 

 quently, Mr. Johnson, in his " Shooter's companion," has printed some in 

 teresting details of occurrences within his own proper sphere. Dr. John 

 Pinckard's "Cases of persons -who ha"e fallen victims to the bite," arc well 

 marked. But the labours of none are so much in point, as regards the horse, 

 as the researches of my friend, Mr. John Surr, Surgeon, communicated to 

 me, subsequently to 1810 ; in which year he published the result of his dis- 

 section of several horses which had died of hydrophobia, partly under his own 

 inspection.* The substance of all my friend's observations isembodiv^<4 in the 

 foregoing pages. A writer, who adopts the signature of H. C. in addressing 

 the publisher of the Annals of Sporting, has communicated much practical 

 information on the subject of canine madness, that is well worthy the perusal 

 of all persons interested in this order of created beings. 



'Those papers appeared in the "Medical and Piiysical .Tournal," No. 131, and aeveralsuc 

 cessive numbers: Mr. Surr being accompanied on one occasion by Dr. Adams and Mr l*ei«l 

 srevf. 



