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at difFerent periods afterwards, particularly the anatomical part 

 and the plates, which appear to have been almost literally copied 

 by all of them. Vitet, in his " Analysis of Veterinary Works," 

 in speaking of Sollysel's, which was published in 1698, says, 

 "In the 16th century, many veterinary books appeared, but 

 Sollysel's work has caused them to be forgotten ; nor have we 

 reason to regret their loss, as they contained only a very imper- 

 fect description of the structure of the horse." It appears, how- 

 ever, that Sollysel's celebrated work is in great measure copied 

 from that of Ruini. Snape's " Anatomy of the Horse," and the 

 little that Gibson wrote on that subject, seem to have been 

 drawn from the same source. One difference is observable in 

 the plates; those of Ruini being engraved on wood, and his 

 imitator's on copper. La Fosse was contemporary with Bour- 

 gelat, and communicated several memoirs on veterinary subjects 

 to the Royal Academy. In 1766, La Fosse's son published his 

 " Farrier's Guide," which treats, also, of the anatomy of the horse; 

 and, in 1772, his Cours d'Hijipiatrique appeared, a splendid 

 folio, containing sixty-five highly finished plates, illustrative of 

 the anatomy of the horse. In 1775, a Dictionary of Farriery 

 was published by the same author, in 4 vols. 8vo. This work 

 contains much useful information. In 1771, Vitet's "Vete- 

 rinary Medicine" appeared, in 3 vols. 8vo. This work treats 

 of the structure of the ox as well as of the horse. After the 

 revolution, the art seems to have made but little progress. In 

 1797, a useful pamphlet on the glanders appeared, the joint 

 production of MM. Chabert and Huzard. This book was 

 printed and distributed by order of the government, in conse- 

 quence of the great number of horses that had been lost, and 

 the contagious nature of the disease. It does not contain, how- 

 ever, any information that would be new to the English reader. 

 About the same time, M. Chabert published "A Description of 

 the Digestive Organs of Ruminating Animals," and soon after 

 there appeared "A Manual of the Veterinary Art," by La Fosse, 

 son of the author before noticed, in one 12mo. volume. This 

 practical compendium of the veterinary art seems to have been 

 much esteemed, as a third edition was published in 1803. From 

 this work, as well as from others of a more recent date, it 

 appears that the practice of veterinary medicine has not made 

 much progress in France since the time of Bourgelat. In 1811, 

 an account was published of some successful experiments on the 

 treatment of glanders and farcy, by M. Collaine, Professor of 

 the Royal Veterinary School of Milan. The successful remedy 

 in these experiments was sulphur, given in very large doses, 

 beginning, however, wi'th four ounces, and gradually increasing 

 the dose until it caused purging and violent colic. It was then 

 discontinued until these symptoms ceased. On repeating it 



